diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-backports.ssl_match_hostname/template b/srcpkgs/python-backports.ssl_match_hostname/template
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+# Template file for 'python-backports.ssl_match_hostname'
+pkgname=python-backports.ssl_match_hostname
+version=3.5.0.1
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="backports.ssl_match_hostname-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+python_versions="2.7 3.4"
+pycompile_module="backports"
+hostmakedepends="python python3.4"
+depends="python-backports"
+short_desc="The ssl.match_hostname() function from Python 3.5"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://bitbucket.org/brandon/backports.ssl_match_hostname"
+license="PSF"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/backports.ssl_match_hostname/backports.ssl_match_hostname-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=502ad98707319f4a51fa2ca1c677bd659008d27ded9f6380c79e8932e38dcdf2
+
+post_install() {
+	# namespace provided by python-backports package
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/backports/__init__.py
+}
+
+python3.4-backports.ssl_match_hostname_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_version="3.4"
+	pycompile_module="backports"
+	depends="python3.4-backports"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3.4-backports.ssl_match_hostname b/srcpkgs/python3.4-backports.ssl_match_hostname
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+python-backports.ssl_match_hostname
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