diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython/template b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-ipython'
+pkgname=python3-ipython
+version=6.1.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="ipython-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="IPython"
+replaces="python3.4-ipython>=0"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-pickleshare python3-simplegeneric python3-traitlets
+ python3-pexpect python3-prompt_toolkit python3-Pygments python3-jedi"
+short_desc="Enhanced interactive Python3 shell"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://ipython.org/"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/ipython/ipython-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5c53e8ee4d4bec27879982b9f3b4aa2d6e3cfd7b26782d250fa117f85bb29814
+
+alternatives="
+ ipython:ipython:/usr/bin/ipython3
+ ipython:ipython.1:/usr/share/man/man1/ipython3.1"
+
+post_install() {
+	# use decorators of numpy
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/IPython/external/decorators/_decorators.py
+	# remove iptest
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/iptest*
+	# remove ipython for alternatives
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ipython
+	# create versioned man pages
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/ipython{,3}.1
+
+	vlicense COPYING.rst LICENSE
+}
+
+python3.4-ipython_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4} (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="python3-ipython>=${version}_${revision}"
+}
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+python3-ipython
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