diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-prctl/template b/srcpkgs/python-prctl/template
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+# Template file for 'python-prctl'
+pkgname=python-prctl
+version=1.7
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="prctl"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+makedepends="libcap-devel python-devel python3-devel"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Python2 interface for the Linux prctl syscall"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3+"
+homepage="https://github.com/seveas/python-prctl"
+distfiles="https://github.com/seveas/python-prctl/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=03bb346430f5ffa707f14de5a3796936f64d627cd07c8e97135d100598bf38a5
+
+if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" ${makedepends}"
+fi
+
+python3-prctl_package() {
+	pycompile_module="prctl"
+	depends="python3"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-prctl b/srcpkgs/python3-prctl
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+python-prctl
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