diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-arxiv2bib/template b/srcpkgs/python-arxiv2bib/template
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+# Template file for 'python-arxiv2bib'
+pkgname=python-arxiv2bib
+version=1.0.8
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="arxiv2bib-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="arxiv2bib"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-setuptools"
+short_desc="Python2 package to infer file types"
+maintainer="xaltsc <xaltsc@protonmail.ch>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="http://nathangrigg.github.io/arxiv2bib"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/a/arxiv2bib/arxiv2bib-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=137608ed8aa4da6594350152964b9b0f46c6efcb07f8a4dfd50309c968b647a8
+alternatives="arxiv2bib:arxiv2bib:/usr/bin/arxiv2bib2"
+
+post_install() {
+	sed -n '3,28p' arxiv2bib.py > LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-arxiv2bib_package() {
+	archs=noarch
+	pycompile_module="arxiv2bib.py"
+	alternatives="arxiv2bib:arxiv2bib:/usr/bin/arxiv2bib3"
+	depends="python3-setuptools"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vmove usr/bin/*3
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
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+python-arxiv2bib
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