diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-boto/template b/srcpkgs/python-boto/template
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+# Template file for 'python-boto'
+pkgname=python-boto
+version=2.48.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc=${pkgname/python-//}-${version}
+build_style=python-module
+hostmakedepends="python python-setuptools python3 python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+noarch=yes
+short_desc="Python interface to Amazon Web Services (Python2)"
+maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@VoidLinux.eu>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="http://docs.pythonboto.org/en/latest/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/boto/boto/archive/$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=60aaf9f69eb033742fae4332462fac527e56df7b52b407af7866835abfa2a99e
+alternatives="boto:kill_instance:/usr/bin/kill_instance2
+ boto:cfadmin:/usr/bin/cfadmin2
+ boto:bundle_image:/usr/bin/bundle_image2
+ boto:pyami_sendmail:/usr/bin/pyami_sendmail2
+ boto:elbadmin:/usr/bin/elbadmin2
+ boto:asadmin:/usr/bin/asadmin2
+ boto:glacier:/usr/bin/glacier2
+ boto:instance_events:/usr/bin/instance_events2
+ boto:fetch_file:/usr/bin/fetch_file2
+ boto:taskadmin:/usr/bin/taskadmin2
+ boto:sdbadmin:/usr/bin/sdbadmin2
+ boto:dynamodb_dump:/usr/bin/dynamodb_dump2
+ boto:cq:/usr/bin/cq2
+ boto:mturk:/usr/bin/mturk2
+ boto:launch_instance:/usr/bin/launch_instance2
+ boto:dynamodb_load:/usr/bin/dynamodb_load2
+ boto:cwutil:/usr/bin/cwutil2
+ boto:list_instances:/usr/bin/list_instances2
+ boto:s3put:/usr/bin/s3put2"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+
+python3-boto_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	depends=python3
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	alternatives="boto:kill_instance:/usr/bin/kill_instance2
+		boto:cfadmin:/usr/bin/cfadmin2
+		boto:bundle_image:/usr/bin/bundle_image2
+		boto:pyami_sendmail:/usr/bin/pyami_sendmail2
+		boto:elbadmin:/usr/bin/elbadmin2
+		boto:asadmin:/usr/bin/asadmin2
+		boto:glacier:/usr/bin/glacier2
+		boto:instance_events:/usr/bin/instance_events2
+		boto:fetch_file:/usr/bin/fetch_file2
+		boto:taskadmin:/usr/bin/taskadmin2
+		boto:sdbadmin:/usr/bin/sdbadmin2
+		boto:dynamodb_dump:/usr/bin/dynamodb_dump2
+		boto:cq:/usr/bin/cq2
+		boto:mturk:/usr/bin/mturk2
+		boto:launch_instance:/usr/bin/launch_instance2
+		boto:dynamodb_load:/usr/bin/dynamodb_load2
+		boto:cwutil:/usr/bin/cwutil2
+		boto:list_instances:/usr/bin/list_instances2
+		boto:s3put:/usr/bin/s3put2"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-boto b/srcpkgs/python3-boto
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+python-boto
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