diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.0 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.0
index 950b04ab6eb9a4904ac7ba2bb8c42abd9ee6faca..a1b05b63dc3fa90228f76689d2b756fb816b5a19 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.0
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.0
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar jx
 mv Python-2.6 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.1 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.1
index c59e62fae7a3a27f954071610bd253b20b0d449e..9bb85926340637ad03a4d21d9209f20c44557282 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.1
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.1
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.1 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.2 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.2
index 895c69c4cfb8114b67164a5e0addaaf4cb053fb1..dcce19c97989db69eb93dd4e1760cdc5c13b764d 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.2
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.2
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.2 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.3 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.3
index 14ba4370f5eae2bdca672503d542b5dcac152ee2..71839b0a89a7a7ffdb61cb8c2f4404cd43608b69 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.3
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.3
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.3 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.4 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.4
index 93179d910028ad65a47e4e2bf6ac6e017b1f0b2e..c1b4f89c50a94b42799a0e165f1a60023f0023eb 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.4
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.4
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.4 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.5 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.5
index 62a7c41051b0013cc056624414de84db4739e58a..c681bffa5c366b59e470f13ea65a90ce7fe7d614 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.5
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.5
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.5 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.6 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.6
index f4200b9709ab5c88258b022942f3cbcb7ce14b3a..b5cb8ecfcb49f03d154251fa6c6278d71079b4ba 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.6
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.6
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.6 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.7 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.7
index 9d7f6cea85298a8e30ac4a1ccdf8d183957367c8..0eb587b2b2c9a69c35b6ce899582dd1490b17d7f 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.7
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.7
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.7 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.8 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.8
index 20493c70ab0ef801850a434774d80e944fae8ed7..ed071fc977314a1d81c94b504f15af43a609450b 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.8
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.8
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.8 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.9 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.9
index 1fb010facc4a7c8d4dab6e497cdf8717d3872a51..dfa52839203c671fee5ab585a5893c32e4f72b5f 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.9
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.6.9
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.6.9 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.1 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.1
index 2b8f79e68745ac5e5e24726568df95f1bd55998e..06b03af48b7027752c820408b49457b3d62921af 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.1
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.1
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.1 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.2 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.2
index eb7b5127870bdf570fba8c9d8f74c9d8e15cd003..f89af12a162769225772f98835f4205963f57aac 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.2
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.2
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.2 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.3 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.3
index 7b267feb5c5ff57c775eaf7a791ec8a6508bde07..d139ca38d9ab559f1d9650548575c630863484ad 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.3
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.3
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.3 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.4 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.4
index 3e132731c27d3aa86a8b8e6e68865d935aa0f8e1..08b04e0ed4dab8f7b99a7eb9291787ce957fb492 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.4
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.4
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.4 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.5 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.5
index 5da16eccf92e19784203e214645cd23ff9907301..520ec0131723a2b7e8999c69607932d03cc6212e 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.5
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.5
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.5 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.6 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.6
index f9040a76c78e7bdad865be3f67ab168fa8f1e32a..098ea0f58f31e85c01528eed9b07d3e906dbca48 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.6
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.6
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.6 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.7 b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.7
index 7ff982fd4decc917af4876b6a545789a54910eb2..2c6a60e1fa271749a98113e5033d2353d6433e7d 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.7
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-2.7.7
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-2.7.7 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --enable-shared
 make
 make install
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.0 b/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.0
index 7df02e5c61a87ad4edd17edc4aeff23a2af4f972..8e4d80e34a2dcb359fa708210fe89e3ab4ea3eb2 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.0
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.0
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-3.4.0 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --with-ensurepip=no
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --with-ensurepip=no --enable-shared
 make
 make install
 
diff --git a/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.1 b/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.1
index ceaaf9def3f0ce75a2fb3ac46e36a1e3ae15e7cf..352245a56b339f0bbd42660781496cdde6ce1dc4 100755
--- a/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.1
+++ b/builds/runtimes/python-3.4.1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ curl -L $SOURCE_TARBALL | tar xz
 mv Python-3.4.1 src
 cd src
 
-./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --with-ensurepip=no
+./configure --prefix=$OUT_PREFIX --with-ensurepip=no --enable-shared
 make
 make install