diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-distlib/template b/srcpkgs/python3-distlib/template
index 717368cc11c5b7..4580e92d5125d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-distlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-distlib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-distlib'
 pkgname=python3-distlib
-version=0.3.9
-revision=2
+version=0.4.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
 depends="python3"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="Python-2.0"
 homepage="https://distlib.readthedocs.io/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/distlib/master/CHANGES.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/d/distlib/distlib-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a60f20dea646b8a33f3e7772f74dc0b2d0772d2837ee1342a00645c81edf9403
+checksum=feec40075be03a04501a973d81f633735b4b69f98b05450592310c0f401a4e0d
 
 # see: https://github.com/pypa/distlib/issues/161#issuecomment-1119511558
 make_check_pre="env PYTHONHASHSEED=0"
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ make_check_pre="env PYTHONHASHSEED=0"
 make_check_args="
  --deselect tests/test_scripts.py::ScriptTestCase::test_script_run"
 
+# see: https://github.com/pypa/distlib/issues/245#issuecomment-3068307380
+make_check_pre+=" SKIP_EXT_PACKAGE_DATA=1"
+
 pre_check() {
 	# this is testing `is_writable('/etc')`, which for us is `True`
 	vsed -i -e "/self.assertFalse(self.fileop.is_writable/s/False/True/" tests/test_util.py
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-dotenv/template b/srcpkgs/python3-dotenv/template
index 9861d79d891e56..e4a7bd49b05076 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-dotenv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-dotenv/template
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-dotenv'
 pkgname=python3-dotenv
-version=1.1.0
-revision=2
-build_style=python3-module
-# CLI tests and test_set_key_permission_error fail in xbps-src's build environment
-make_check_args="-k not(test_run)
- --deselect tests/test_cli.py::test_get_default_path
- --deselect tests/test_main.py::test_set_key_permission_error
- --deselect tests/test_main.py::test_set_key_unauthorized_file"
+version=1.2.2
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-click"
 checkdepends="${depends} python3-ipython python3-mock python3-pytest python3-sh"
@@ -17,7 +12,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/theskumar/python-dotenv/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2b9722774d3126917226cc39d0b63deb45bd9edacf8fa9b08aceee8e6d9a246d
+checksum=58f0f1016f35872bf90649f28d8777ee4897bb88f9075c315f71dc485410002a
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-filelock/template b/srcpkgs/python3-filelock/template
index 42d2f6207e0449..316e4db15a19af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-filelock/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-filelock/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-filelock'
 pkgname=python3-filelock
-version=3.18.0
-revision=2
+version=3.29.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
 depends="python3"
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ license="Unlicense"
 homepage="https://py-filelock.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tox-dev/py-filelock/main/docs/changelog.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/filelock/filelock-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=adbc88eabb99d2fec8c9c1b229b171f18afa655400173ddc653d5d01501fb9f2
+checksum=69974355e960702e789734cb4871f884ea6fe50bd8404051a3530bc07809cf90
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-platformdirs/template b/srcpkgs/python3-platformdirs/template
index 018ef3ec5f4b3c..2bb851024ff73c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-platformdirs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-platformdirs/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-platformdirs'
 pkgname=python3-platformdirs
-version=4.4.0
-revision=2
+version=4.10.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
 depends="python3"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://platformdirs.rtfd.io/"
 changelog="https://github.com/tox-dev/platformdirs/releases"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/platformdirs/platformdirs-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ca753cf4d81dc309bc67b0ea38fd15dc97bc30ce419a7f58d13eb3bf14c4febf
+checksum=31e761a6a0ca04faf7353ea759bdba55652be214725111e5aac52dfa29d4bef7
 make_check_pre="env PYTHONPATH=src"
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template
index 59ec9b59d7cd05..673d747af697c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pytest-env'
 pkgname=python3-pytest-env
-version=1.1.5
-revision=3
+version=1.6.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
-depends="python3-pytest"
-checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+depends="python3-pytest python3-dotenv"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-pytest-mock"
 short_desc="Pytest plugin to add environment variables"
 maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env"
 changelog="https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/releases"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pytest-env/pytest_env-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=91209840aa0e43385073ac464a554ad2947cc2fd663a9debf88d03b01e0cc1cf
+checksum=ac02d6fba16af54d61e311dd70a3c61024a4e966881ea844affc3c8f0bf207d3
+
+pre_check() {
+    # These tests fail with pytest < 9 (see: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/189)
+	# tests/test_env.py::test_env_via_toml[pyproject toml via tool.pytest]
+	# tests/test_env.py::test_env_via_toml[pytest toml over pyproject toml]
+	# tests/test_env.py::test_env_via_toml[subdir pytest toml over parent pyproject toml]
+	# tests/test_env.py::test_env_via_pyproject_toml_bad[pytest.toml]
+	# tests/test_env.py::test_env_via_pyproject_toml_bad[.pytest.toml]
+
+	# hack to workaround spaces in those
+	vsed -e '/id=.*pytest toml over/s/pytest toml/pytest.toml/' \
+		 -i tests/test_env.py
+
+	# now the 5 tests can be deselected with this pattern
+	make_check_args="-k not((pytest.toml)or(tool.pytest))"
+}
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template.orig b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template.orig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c960920a8eddf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pytest-env/template.orig
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'python3-pytest-env'
+pkgname=python3-pytest-env
+version=1.6.0
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
+depends="python3-pytest"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Pytest plugin to add environment variables"
+maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env"
+changelog="https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/releases"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pytest-env/pytest_env-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=ac02d6fba16af54d61e311dd70a3c61024a4e966881ea844affc3c8f0bf207d3
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-python-discovery/template b/srcpkgs/python3-python-discovery/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..31eb24f00d1807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-python-discovery/template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'python3-python-discovery'
+pkgname=python3-python-discovery
+version=1.4.0
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
+depends="python3-filelock python3-platformdirs"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-pytest-xdist python3-pytest-mock"
+short_desc="Python interpreter discovery"
+maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/tox-dev/python-discovery"
+changelog="https://github.com/tox-dev/python-discovery/releases"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/python-discovery/python_discovery-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=eb8bc7daad3c226c147e45bb4e970a1feb1bf4048ee178e6db59e197b8010ce3
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-virtualenv/template b/srcpkgs/python3-virtualenv/template
index 8247fe0ff67d71..4efb4c56a18df8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-virtualenv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-virtualenv/template
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-virtualenv'
 pkgname=python3-virtualenv
-version=20.31.2
-revision=2
+version=21.4.1
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
+make_check_args="
+ --deselect tests/unit/create/test_creator.py::test_venv_fails_not_inline"
 hostmakedepends="hatchling hatch-vcs"
-depends="python3-platformdirs python3-distlib python3-filelock"
+depends="python3-platformdirs python3-distlib python3-filelock
+ python3-python-discovery"
 checkdepends="${depends} python3-pytest-xdist python3-pytest-mock python3-flaky
  python3-pytest-env python3-pytest-timeout python3-time-machine python3-devel
  python3-pip python3-packaging"
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://virtualenv.pypa.io/"
 changelog="https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/changelog.html"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e10c0a9d02835e592521be48b332b6caee6887f332c111aa79a09b9e79efc2af
+checksum=2ca543c713b72840ceffd94e9bdedfbd09a661defa1f7f69e5429ad4059442e2
 alternatives="virtualenv:virtualenv:/usr/bin/virtualenv3"
 
 post_install() {