diff --git a/inc/python b/inc/python
index e4cfab8..54fd905 100644
--- a/inc/python
+++ b/inc/python
@@ -76,6 +76,27 @@
         | grep 'Language' | cut -f5 -d: | grep '\.' | tr '\n' ' '
 }
 
+# Check for python3 classifier in local directory
+function check_python3_support_for_package_local {
+    local name=$1
+    cd $name
+    set +e
+    classifier=$(python setup.py --classifiers \
+        | grep 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3$')
+    set -e
+    echo $classifier
+}
+
+# Check for python3 classifier on pypi
+function check_python3_support_for_package_remote {
+    local name=$1
+    set +e
+    classifier=$(curl -s -L "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/$name/json" \
+        | grep '"Programming Language :: Python :: 3"')
+    set -e
+    echo $classifier
+}
+
 # Wrapper for ``pip install`` to set cache and proxy environment variables
 # Uses globals ``OFFLINE``, ``PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV``,
 # ``PIP_UPGRADE``, ``TRACK_DEPENDS``, ``*_proxy``,
@@ -123,9 +144,39 @@
                 # default pip
                 local package_dir=${!#}
                 local python_versions
-                if [[ -d "$package_dir" ]]; then
+
+                # Special case some services that have experimental
+                # support for python3 in progress, but don't claim support
+                # in their classifier
+                echo "Check python version for : $package_dir"
+                if [[ ${package_dir##*/} == "nova" || ${package_dir##*/} == "glance" || ${package_dir##*/} == "cinder" ]]; then
+                    echo "Using $PYTHON3_VERSION version to install $package_dir"
+                    sudo_pip="$sudo_pip LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8"
+                    cmd_pip=$(get_pip_command $PYTHON3_VERSION)
+                elif [[ -d "$package_dir" ]]; then
                     python_versions=$(get_python_versions_for_package $package_dir)
                     if [[ $python_versions =~ $PYTHON3_VERSION ]]; then
+                        echo "Using $PYTHON3_VERSION version to install $package_dir"
+                        sudo_pip="$sudo_pip LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8"
+                        cmd_pip=$(get_pip_command $PYTHON3_VERSION)
+                    else
+                        # The package may not have yet advertised python3.5
+                        # support so check for just python3 classifier and log
+                        # a warning.
+                        python3_classifier=$(check_python3_support_for_package_local $package_dir)
+                        if [[ ! -z "$python3_classifier" ]]; then
+                            echo "Using $PYTHON3_VERSION version to install $package_dir"
+                            sudo_pip="$sudo_pip LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8"
+                            cmd_pip=$(get_pip_command $PYTHON3_VERSION)
+                        fi
+                    fi
+                else
+                    # Check pypi as we don't have the package on disk
+                    package=$(echo $package_dir | grep -o '^[.a-zA-Z0-9_-]*')
+                    python3_classifier=$(check_python3_support_for_package_remote $package)
+                    if [[ ! -z "$python3_classifier" ]]; then
+                        echo "Using $PYTHON3_VERSION version to install $package"
+                        sudo_pip="$sudo_pip LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8"
                         cmd_pip=$(get_pip_command $PYTHON3_VERSION)
                     fi
                 fi