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+{ lib, stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy27
+, python
+, pytest
+, numpy
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "traits";
+  version = "6.1.1";
+  disabled = isPy27; # setup.py no longer py3 compat
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "807da52ee0d4fc1241c8f8a04d274a28d4b23d3a5f942152497d19405482d04f";
+  };
+
+  # Use pytest because its easier to discover tests
+  buildInputs = [ pytest ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test $out/${python.sitePackages}
+  '';
+
+  # Test suite is broken for 3.x on latest release
+  # https://github.com/enthought/traits/issues/187
+  # https://github.com/enthought/traits/pull/188
+  # Furthermore, some tests fail due to being in a chroot
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Explicitly typed attributes for Python";
+    homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/traits";
+    license = "BSD";
+  };
+
+}