diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-tqdm/template b/srcpkgs/python-tqdm/template
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+# Template file for 'python-tqdm'
+pkgname=python-tqdm
+version=4.28.1
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="tqdm-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="tqdm"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Fast, extensible progress bar for Python and CLI (Python2)"
+maintainer="bra1nwave <brainwave@openmailbox.org>"
+license="MPL-2.0, MIT"
+homepage="https://tqdm.github.io/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3a405bcf0b4f30c72d2f7d10f7574d952b837abb5777dc2ed0f0a57a8943d171
+alternatives="
+ tqdm:tqdm:/usr/bin/tqdm2
+ tqdm:tqdm.1:/usr/share/man/man1/tqdm2.1"
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/${py2_sitelib}/tqdm/tqdm.1
+	vman tqdm/tqdm.1 tqdm2.1
+	vlicense LICENCE
+}
+
+python3-tqdm_package() {
+	alternatives="
+	 tqdm:tqdm:/usr/bin/tqdm3
+	 tqdm:tqdm.1:/usr/share/man/man1/tqdm3.1"
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="tqdm"
+	depends="python3"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		rm -f ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/tqdm/tqdm.1
+		vman tqdm/tqdm.1 tqdm3.1
+		vmove "usr/lib/python3*"
+		vmove usr/bin/tqdm3
+		vlicense LICENCE
+	}
+}
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+python-tqdm
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