diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-backcall/template b/srcpkgs/python-backcall/template
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+# Template file for 'python-backcall'
+pkgname=python-backcall
+version=0.1.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="backcall-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="backcall"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Python2 module to write backwards compatible callback APIs"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/takluyver/backcall"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/backcall/backcall-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=38ecd85be2c1e78f77fd91700c76e14667dc21e2713b63876c0eb901196e01e4
+
+python3-backcall_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	depends="python3"
+	pycompile_module="backcall"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-backcall b/srcpkgs/python3-backcall
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+python-backcall
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