Index: distutils.eclass
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/eclass/distutils.eclass,v
retrieving revision 1.80
diff -u -B -r1.80 distutils.eclass
--- distutils.eclass	12 Apr 2011 18:49:03 -0000	1.80
+++ distutils.eclass	29 Dec 2011 21:12:19 -0000
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # The distutils eclass defines phase functions for packages with build systems using Distutils.
 
-inherit multilib python
+if [[ -z "${_PYTHON_ECLASS_INHERITED}" ]]; then
+	inherit python
+fi
+
+inherit multilib
 
 case "${EAPI:-0}" in
 	0|1)
Index: python.eclass
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/eclass/python.eclass,v
retrieving revision 1.143
diff -u -B -r1.143 python.eclass
--- python.eclass	19 Dec 2011 01:29:57 -0000	1.143
+++ python.eclass	29 Dec 2011 21:12:21 -0000
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # The python eclass contains miscellaneous, useful functions for Python packages.
 
+if [[ -z "${_PYTHON_ECLASS_INHERITED}" ]]; then
+_PYTHON_ECLASS_INHERITED="1"
+
 inherit multilib
 
 if ! has "${EAPI:-0}" 0 1 2 3 4; then
@@ -3114,3 +3117,5 @@
 # ================================================================================================
 # ===================================== DEPRECATED FUNCTIONS =====================================
 # ================================================================================================
+
+fi