diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a62975b5..8b5ae4b6 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   }
 
   unless $version =~ Pattern[/\A(python)?[0-9](\.[0-9])+/,
-        /\Apypy\Z/, /\Asystem\Z/] {
+        /\Apypy\Z/, /\Asystem\Z/, /\Arh-python[0-9]{2}(?:-python)?\Z/] {
     fail("version needs to be pypy, system or a version string like '3.5' or 'python3.5)")
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 22ae9e4a..63c88079 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
   $python_version = getparam(Class['python'], 'version')
   $python = $python_version ? {
-    'system' => 'python',
-    'pypy'   => 'pypy',
+    'system'                        => 'python',
+    'pypy'                          => 'pypy',
     /\A(python)?([0-9](\.?[0-9])+)/ => "python${2}",
-    default  => "python${python::version}",
+    /\Arh-python[0-9]{2}/           => $python_version,
+    default                         => "python${python::version}",
   }
 
   $pythondev = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
diff --git a/manifests/pyvenv.pp b/manifests/pyvenv.pp
index 579f7b11..59b582ed 100644
--- a/manifests/pyvenv.pp
+++ b/manifests/pyvenv.pp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     }
 
     # pyvenv is deprecated since 3.6 and will be removed in 3.8
-    if (versioncmp($facts['python3_version'], '3.6') >=0) {
+    if (versioncmp($normalized_python_version, '3.6') >=0) {
       $virtualenv_cmd = "${python::exec_prefix}python${normalized_python_version} -m venv"
     } else {
       $virtualenv_cmd = "${python::exec_prefix}pyvenv-${normalized_python_version}"
diff --git a/spec/classes/python_spec.rb b/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
index ab5b549d..208462ca 100644
--- a/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
               end
             end
           end
-        when 'RedHat'
+        when 'RedHat', 'CentOS'
           case facts[:os]['release']['major']
           when '5'
             # written for RHEL 5
@@ -204,23 +204,6 @@
                   }
                 end
 
-                context 'scl' do
-                  describe 'with manage_scl' do
-                    context 'true' do
-                      let(:params) { { provider: 'scl', manage_scl: true } }
-
-                      it { is_expected.to contain_package('centos-release-scl') }
-                      it { is_expected.to contain_package('scl-utils') }
-                    end
-                    context 'false' do
-                      let(:params) { { provider: 'scl', manage_scl: false } }
-
-                      it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('centos-release-scl') }
-                      it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('scl-utils') }
-                    end
-                  end
-                end
-
                 # python::provider
                 context 'default' do
                   let(:params) { { provider: '' } }
@@ -262,12 +245,75 @@
             context 'on a Redhat 6 OS' do
               it { is_expected.to contain_class('python::install') }
               it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip').with_name('python-pip') }
+
+              describe 'with python::provider' do
+                context 'scl' do
+                  describe 'with version' do
+                    context '3.6 SCL meta package' do
+                      let(:params) { { version: 'rh-python36' } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+                    end
+                    context '3.6 SCL python package' do
+                      let(:params) { { version: 'rh-python36-python' } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+                    end
+                  end
+                  describe 'with manage_scl' do
+                    context 'true' do
+                      let(:params) { { provider: 'scl', manage_scl: true } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.to contain_package('centos-release-scl') }
+                      it { is_expected.to contain_package('scl-utils') }
+                    end
+                    context 'false' do
+                      let(:params) { { provider: 'scl', manage_scl: false } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('centos-release-scl') }
+                      it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('scl-utils') }
+                    end
+                  end
+                end
+              end
             end
+
           when '7'
 
             context 'on a Redhat 7 OS' do
               it { is_expected.to contain_class('python::install') }
               it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip').with_name('python2-pip') }
+
+              describe 'with python::provider' do
+                context 'scl' do
+                  describe 'with version' do
+                    context '3.6 SCL meta package' do
+                      let(:params) { { version: 'rh-python36' } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+                    end
+                    context '3.6 SCL python package' do
+                      let(:params) { { version: 'rh-python36-python' } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+                    end
+                  end
+                  describe 'with manage_scl' do
+                    context 'true' do
+                      let(:params) { { provider: 'scl', manage_scl: true } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.to contain_package('centos-release-scl') }
+                      it { is_expected.to contain_package('scl-utils') }
+                    end
+                    context 'false' do
+                      let(:params) { { provider: 'scl', manage_scl: false } }
+
+                      it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('centos-release-scl') }
+                      it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('scl-utils') }
+                    end
+                  end
+                end
+              end
             end
           end
         end