diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-irc/template b/srcpkgs/python-irc/template
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+# Template file for 'python-irc'
+pkgname=python-irc
+version=16.1
+revision=1
+wrksrc=irc-${version}
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="irc"
+hostmakedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
+makedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-six"
+short_desc="Full-featured Python IRC library for Python2"
+maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@voidlinux.eu>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/jaraco/irc"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/irc/irc-${version}.tar.gz
+ https://github.com/jaraco/skeleton/blob/skeleton/LICENSE"
+checksum="f1cb6310441891c2cdd5dc0983424e067ae666d4b24dd7de1af643075937b798
+ e4f2a9888b47347fe16cd7a1637d5c96a8a54750a33f2748eaeb395051fb51b9"
+skip_extraction="LICENSE"
+
+python3-irc_package() {
+	pycompile_module="irc"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	depends="python3-six"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-irc b/srcpkgs/python3-irc
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+python-irc
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