diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-snappy/template b/srcpkgs/python-snappy/template
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+# Template file for 'python-snappy'
+pkgname=python-snappy
+version=0.5.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="snappy"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+checkdepends="python-nose2 python-cffi"
+makedepends="python-devel python3-devel snappy-devel"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Python2 bindings for the snappy compression library from Google"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://github.com/andrix/python-snappy"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=385fb216e7d1241f70c14c2bea3f042ec235caa65d708294f1ece50d3efa5de3
+
+do_check() {
+	nosetest
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-snappy_package() {
+	pycompile_module="snappy"
+	short_desc="${pkgname/Python2/Python3}"
+	depends="python3"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-snappy b/srcpkgs/python3-snappy
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+python-snappy
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