diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name       : py
-version    : 1.5.4
-release    : 7
+version    : 1.7.0
+release    : 8
 source     :
-    - https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/35/77/a0a2a4126cf454e6ac772942898379e2fe78f2b7885df0461a5b8f8a8040/py-1.5.4.tar.gz : 3fd59af7435864e1a243790d322d763925431213b6b8529c6ca71081ace3bbf7
+    - https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/py/py-1.7.0.tar.gz : bf92637198836372b520efcba9e020c330123be8ce527e535d185ed4b6f45694
 license    : MIT
 component  : programming.python
 summary    : Modular python support library
@@ -26,12 +26,5 @@
     %python_install
     %python3_install
 check      : |
-    export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
-
-    pushd $PKG_BUILD_DIR/py2build
-        PYTHONPATH=$PWD py.test -k"-test_warning"
-    popd
-
-    pushd $PKG_BUILD_DIR/py3build
-        PYTHONPATH=$PWD py.test3 -k"-test_warning"
-    popd
+    %python_test pytest -k"-test_warning"
+    %python3_test pytest3 -k"-test_warning"
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
     <Source>
         <Name>py</Name>
         <Packager>
-            <Name>Ewan Paterson</Name>
-            <Email>ewan.paterson@hotmail.co.uk</Email>
+            <Name>Pierre-Yves</Name>
+            <Email>pyu@riseup.net</Email>
         </Packager>
         <License>MIT</License>
         <PartOf>programming.python</PartOf>
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>programming.python</PartOf>
         <Files>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py2.7.egg-info/PKG-INFO</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py2.7.egg-info/SOURCES.txt</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py2.7.egg-info/dependency_links.txt</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py2.7.egg-info/not-zip-safe</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py2.7.egg-info/top_level.txt</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py2.7.egg-info/PKG-INFO</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py2.7.egg-info/SOURCES.txt</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py2.7.egg-info/dependency_links.txt</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py2.7.egg-info/not-zip-safe</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py2.7.egg-info/top_level.txt</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py/__init__.py</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py/__init__.pyc</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py/__metainfo.py</Path>
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py/_xmlgen.pyc</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py/test.py</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/py/test.pyc</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py3.6.egg-info/not-zip-safe</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.5.4-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py3.6.egg-info/not-zip-safe</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py-1.7.0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py/__init__.py</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py/__metainfo.py</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/py/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc</Path>
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="7">
-            <Date>2018-08-01</Date>
-            <Version>1.5.4</Version>
+        <Update release="8">
+            <Date>2018-10-29</Date>
+            <Version>1.7.0</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
-            <Name>Ewan Paterson</Name>
-            <Email>ewan.paterson@hotmail.co.uk</Email>
+            <Name>Pierre-Yves</Name>
+            <Email>pyu@riseup.net</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
 </PISI>
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