diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 19a583dd92..2cbe356d0d 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ if [ -n "${PYTHON-}" ] ; then
 	}
 else
 	PYTHON=""
-	for P in python python3 python2 ; do
+	for P in python python3 python2 \
+		python-3.10 python3.10 \
+		python-3.9 python3.9 \
+		python-3.7 python3.7 \
+		python-3.5 python3.5 \
+		python-3.4 python3.4 \
+		python-2.7 python2.7 \
+	; do
 		if (command -v "$P" >/dev/null) && $P -c "import re,glob,codecs" ; then
 			PYTHON="$P"
 			break