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=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="backports-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+python_versions="2.7 3.4"
+pycompile_module="backports"
+hostmakedepends="python python3.4"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Namespace for backported Python features (Python2)"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://bitbucket.org/brandon/backports"
+license="PSF"
+distfiles="https://dev.gentoo.org/~radhermit/dist/backports-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=ee43d5b7bf4e79e04fbab30a09421cb5cbf4f56e7c14769393a7d1c34ea5e740
+
+python3.4-backports_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_version="3.4"
+	pycompile_module="backports"
+	depends="python3.4"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3.4-backports b/srcpkgs/python3.4-backports
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+python-backports
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