diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-backports/template b/srcpkgs/python-backports/template
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-# Template file for 'python-backports'
-pkgname=python-backports
-version=1.0
-revision=5
-wrksrc="backports-${version}"
-build_style=python2-module
-hostmakedepends="python"
-depends="python"
-short_desc="Namespace for backported Python features"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-license="PSF-2.0"
-homepage="https://pypi.org/project/backports/"
-distfiles="https://dev.gentoo.org/~radhermit/dist/backports-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ee43d5b7bf4e79e04fbab30a09421cb5cbf4f56e7c14769393a7d1c34ea5e740
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-backports/update b/srcpkgs/python-backports/update
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-pkgname=backports