diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-xmltodict/template b/srcpkgs/python-xmltodict/template
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+# Template file for 'python-xmltodict'
+pkgname=python-xmltodict
+version=0.11.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="xmltodict-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="xmltodict.py"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+checkdepends="python3-nose2"
+short_desc="Python2 module that makes working with XML feel like working JSON"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/martinblech/xmltodict"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/x/xmltodict/xmltodict-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8f8d7d40aa28d83f4109a7e8aa86e67a4df202d9538be40c0cb1d70da527b0df
+noarch=yes
+
+do_check() {
+	nosetest
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-xmltodict_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pycompile_module="xmltodict.py"
+	depends="python3"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-xmltodict b/srcpkgs/python3-xmltodict
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+python-xmltodict
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