diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-isort/template b/srcpkgs/python-isort/template
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+# Template file for 'python-isort'
+pkgname=python-isort
+version=4.2.5
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="isort-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="isort"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-setuptools"
+short_desc="Python2 utility/library to sort imports"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/timothycrosley/isort"
+license="MIT"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/isort/isort-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=56b20044f43cf6e6783fe95d054e754acca52dd43fbe9277c1bdff835537ea5c
+alternatives="isort:isort:/usr/bin/isort2"
+
+post_install() {
+	sed -n '/Copyright/,/SOFTWARE\./p' isort/__init__.py >LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-isort_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="isort"
+	depends="python3-setuptools"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	alternatives="isort:isort:/usr/bin/isort3"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/isort3
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
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+python-isort
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