diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pex/template b/srcpkgs/python-pex/template
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+# Template file for 'python-pex'
+pkgname=python-pex
+version=1.4.6
+revision=1
+wrksrc="pex-${version}"
+noarch=yes
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="pex"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools python-Sphinx python3-Sphinx"
+depends="python python-wheel"
+short_desc="Library & tool for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files (Python2)"
+maintainer="Daniel Santana <daniel@santana.tech>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/pantsbuild/pex"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pex/pex-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b82c687b7f9099c6d76bc2bc5707c60e38bd741efa434846eac8c70e4f89ed29
+alternatives="
+ pex:pex:/usr/bin/pex2
+ pex:pex.1:/usr/share/man/man1/pex2.1"
+
+post_extract() {
+	rm -r pex.egg-info
+}
+
+post_build() {
+	cd docs
+	make man
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vman docs/_build/man/pex.1 pex2.1
+}
+
+python3-pex_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="pex"
+	depends="python3 python3-wheel"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	alternatives="
+	 pex:pex:/usr/bin/pex3
+	 pex:pex.1:/usr/share/man/man1/pex3.1"
+
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/*3
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vman docs/_build/man/pex.1 pex3.1
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pex b/srcpkgs/python3-pex
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+python-pex
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