diff --git a/conf.d/._cfg0000_pydoc-3.3 b/conf.d/._cfg0000_pydoc-3.3
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+# /etc/init.d/pydoc.conf
+# $Id$
+
+# This file contains the configuration for pydoc's internal webserver.
+
+# Default port for Python's pydoc server.
+PYDOC3_3_PORT="7464"
diff --git a/init.d/._cfg0000_pydoc-3.3 b/init.d/._cfg0000_pydoc-3.3
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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence v2
+# $Id$
+
+start() {
+	local pydoc_port="${PYDOC3_3_PORT-${PYDOC_PORT}}"
+
+	if [ -z "${pydoc_port}" ]; then
+		eerror "Port not set"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	ebegin "Starting pydoc server on port ${pydoc_port}" 
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile \
+			  --pidfile /var/run/pydoc3.3.pid \
+			  --exec /usr/bin/pydoc3.3 -- -p "${pydoc_port}"
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stopping pydoc server"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/pydoc3.3.pid
+	eend $?
+}