diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ipython/template b/srcpkgs/python-ipython/template
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-# Template file for 'python-ipython'
-pkgname=python-ipython
-version=5.8.0
-revision=2
-archs=noarch
-wrksrc="ipython-${version}"
-build_style=python2-module
-pycompile_module="IPython"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
-depends="python-pickleshare python-simplegeneric python-traitlets python-pexpect
- python-prompt_toolkit1 python-Pygments python-backports.shutil_get_terminal_size"
-short_desc="Enhanced interactive Python2 shell"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-license="BSD-3-Clause"
-homepage="https://ipython.org/"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/ipython/ipython-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4bac649857611baaaf76bc82c173aa542f7486446c335fe1a6c05d0d491c8906
-
-alternatives="
- ipython:ipython:/usr/bin/ipython2
- ipython:ipython.1:/usr/share/man/man1/ipython2.1"
-
-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{,2}.1
-
-	vlicense COPYING.rst LICENSE
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ipython/update b/srcpkgs/python-ipython/update
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-ignore="*b* *rc* 6.* 7.*"