diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_console/template b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_console/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-jupyter_console'
+pkgname=python3-jupyter_console
+version=6.0.0
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="jupyter_console-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="jupyter_console"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-ipython python3-ipython_ipykernel python3-jupyter_client
+ python3-prompt_toolkit2 python3-Pygments"
+short_desc="Jupyter terminal console (Python3)"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_console"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/j/jupyter_console/jupyter_console-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=308ce876354924fb6c540b41d5d6d08acfc946984bf0c97777c1ddcb42e0b2f5
+alternatives="jupyter-console:jupyter-console:/usr/bin/jupyter-console3"
+
+post_install() {
+	# create versioned script for alternatives
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/jupyter-console{,3}
+	vlicense COPYING.md LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_console/update b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_console/update
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+ignore="*b*"