diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-iso8601/template b/srcpkgs/python-iso8601/template
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+# Template file for 'python-iso8601'
+pkgname=python-iso8601
+version=0.1.13
+revision=1
+wrksrc="iso8601-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+checkdepends="python-pytest python3-pytest"
+short_desc="ISO8601 formatted dated parser for Python2"
+maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/micktwomey/pyiso8601"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/iso8601/iso8601-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f7dec22af52025d4526be94cc1303c7d8f5379b746a3f54a8c8446384392eeb1
+replaces="python-iso-8601>=0"
+
+do_check() {
+	python2 -m pytest iso8601
+	python3 -m pytest iso8601
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-iso8601_package() {
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	depends="python3"
+	replaces="python3-iso-8601>=0"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vlicense LICENSE
+		vmove ${py3_lib}
+	}
+}
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+python-iso8601
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