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+# Template file for 'python-jupyter_ipywidgets'
+pkgname=python-jupyter_ipywidgets
+version=7.0.1
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="ipywidgets-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="ipywidgets"
+replaces="python-ipython_ipywidgets>=0"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-ipython_ipykernel python-traitlets python-jupyter_widgetsnbextension"
+short_desc="IPython widgets for the Jupyter notebook (Python2)"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/ipywidgets/ipywidgets-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8692b6656c7f492ca3b08441fdd44ac311860282ca5eac7b4f68d1f1cbdef43d
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense COPYING.md LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-jupyter_ipywidgets_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="ipywidgets"
+	replaces="python3-ipython_ipywidgets>=0"
+	depends="python3-ipython_ipykernel python3-traitlets python3-jupyter_widgetsnbextension"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense COPYING.md LICENSE
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_ipywidgets b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyter_ipywidgets
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+python-jupyter_ipywidgets
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