diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-editdistance/template b/srcpkgs/python-editdistance/template
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+# Template file for 'python-editdistance'
+pkgname=python-editdistance
+version=0.3.1
+revision=1
+wrksrc="editdistance-${version}"
+build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+makedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
+short_desc="Fast implementation of the edit 'Levenshtein' distance (Python2)"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/aflc/editdistance"
+license="MIT"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/e/editdistance/editdistance-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8ec8a2158b9234adb0ca7ecfb0b4caa35e45ad5d00353c80793c9f54e1a35121
+
+post_install() {
+	sed -n '/Copyright/,/SOFTWARE\./p' setup.py >LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+python3-editdistance_package() {
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
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+python-editdistance
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