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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/xgboost/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/xgboost/default.nix
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+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, nose
+, scipy
+, xgboost
+, substituteAll
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "xgboost";
+  inherit (xgboost) version src meta;
+
+  patches = [
+    (substituteAll {
+      src = ./lib-path-for-python.patch;
+      libpath = "${xgboost}/lib";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = "cd python-package";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ scipy ];
+  buildInputs = [ xgboost ];
+  checkInputs = [ nose ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ln -sf ../demo .
+    nosetests ../tests/python
+  '';
+}