diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-watchdog/template b/srcpkgs/python-watchdog/template
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-# Template file for 'python-watchdog'
-pkgname=python-watchdog
-version=0.9.0
-revision=2
-archs=noarch
-wrksrc="watchdog-${version}"
-build_style=python-module
-pycompile_module="watchdog"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-depends="python-setuptools python-yaml python-argh python-pathtools"
-short_desc="Python2 API and shell utilities to monitor file system events"
-maintainer="Maurizio Porrato <maurizio.porrato@gmail.com>"
-homepage="http://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog"
-license="Apache-2.0"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/w/watchdog/watchdog-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=965f658d0732de3188211932aeb0bb457587f04f63ab4c1e33eab878e9de961d
-alternatives="watchdog:watchmedo:/usr/bin/watchmedo2"
-
-python3-watchdog_package() {
-	archs=noarch
-	pycompile_module="watchdog"
-	alternatives="watchdog:watchmedo:/usr/bin/watchmedo3"
-	depends="python3-setuptools python3-yaml python3-argh python3-pathtools"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/python3*
-		vmove usr/bin/watchmedo3
-	}
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-watchdog b/srcpkgs/python3-watchdog
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-python-watchdog
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-watchdog/template b/srcpkgs/python3-watchdog/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-watchdog'
+pkgname=python3-watchdog
+version=0.9.0
+revision=3
+wrksrc="watchdog-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-setuptools python3-yaml python3-argh python3-pathtools"
+short_desc="Python3 API and shell utilities to monitor file system events"
+maintainer="Maurizio Porrato <maurizio.porrato@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="http://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/w/watchdog/watchdog-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=965f658d0732de3188211932aeb0bb457587f04f63ab4c1e33eab878e9de961d
+conflicts="python-watchdog>=0"