diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-blessings/template b/srcpkgs/python-blessings/template
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+# Template file for 'python-blessings'
+pkgname=python-blessings
+version=1.6
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="blessings-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="blessings"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Wrapper around terminal coloring, styling, and positioning (Python2)"
+maintainer="Maurizio Porrato <maurizio.porrato@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/erikrose/blessings"
+license="MIT"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/blessings/blessings-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=edc5713061f10966048bf6b40d9a514b381e0ba849c64e034c4ef6c1847d3007
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-blessings_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="blessings"
+	depends="python3"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
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+python-blessings
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