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+{ stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, python
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "conway_polynomials-${version}";
+  version = "0.5";
+
+  pythonEnv = python.withPackages (ps: with ps; [ six ]);
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sageupstream/conway_polynomials/conway_polynomials-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "05zb1ly9x2bbscqv0jgc45g48xx77mfs7qdbqhn4ihmihn57iwnq";
+  };
+
+  # Script that creates the "database" (nested python array) and pickles it
+  spkg-install = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://git.sagemath.org/sage.git/plain/build/pkgs/conway_polynomials/spkg-install.py?id=07d6c37d18811e2b377a9689790a7c5e24da16ba";
+    sha256 = "0m12nfb37j3bn4bp06ddgnyp2d6z0hg5f83pbbjszxw7vxs33a82";
+  };
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    # directory layout as spkg-install.py expects
+    dir="$PWD"
+    cd ..
+    ln -s "$dir" "src"
+
+    # environment spkg-install.py expects
+    mkdir -p "$out/share"
+    export SAGE_SHARE="$out/share"
+    export PYTHONPATH=$PWD
+
+    ${pythonEnv.interpreter} ${spkg-install}
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Contains a small database of Conway polynomials.";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ timokau ];
+  };
+}