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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/distutils-cfg/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/distutils-cfg/default.nix
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+# global distutils configuration, see http://docs.python.org/2/install/index.html#distutils-configuration-files
+
+{ stdenv, python, writeText, extraCfg ? "", overrideCfg ? "" }:
+
+
+let
+  distutilsCfg = writeText "distutils.cfg" (
+  if overrideCfg != "" then overrideCfg else ''
+    [easy_install]
+
+    # don't allow network connections during build to ensure purity
+    allow-hosts = None
+
+    # make sure we always unzip installed packages otherwise setup hooks won't work
+    zip_ok = 0
+
+    ${extraCfg}
+  '');
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "${python.libPrefix}-distutils.cfg";
+
+  buildInputs = [ python ];
+
+  unpackPhase = "true";
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    dest="$out/lib/${python.libPrefix}/site-packages/distutils"
+    mkdir -p $dest
+    ln -s ${python}/lib/${python.libPrefix}/distutils/* $dest
+    ln -s ${distutilsCfg} $dest/distutils.cfg
+  '';
+}