{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, python, boost, zlib, clang, ncurses
, pytest, docutils, pygments, numpy, scipy, scikitlearn }:

buildPythonPackage rec {
  pname = "vowpalwabbit";
  version = "8.5.0";

  src = fetchPypi{
    inherit pname version;
    sha256 = "0b517371fc64f1c728a0af42a31fa93def27306e9b4d25d6e5fd01bcff1b7304";
  };
  # vw tries to write some explicit things to home
  # python installed: The directory '/homeless-shelter/.cache/pip/http'
  preInstall = ''
    export HOME=$PWD
  '';

  buildInputs = [ boost.dev zlib.dev clang ncurses pytest docutils pygments ];
  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy scikitlearn ];

  checkPhase = ''
    # check-manifest requires a git clone, not a tarball
    # check-manifest --ignore "Makefile,PACKAGE.rst,*.cc,tox.ini,tests*,examples*,src*"
    ${python.interpreter} setup.py check -mrs
  '';

  meta = with lib; {
    description = "Vowpal Wabbit is a fast machine learning library for online learning, and this is the python wrapper for the project.";
    homepage    = https://github.com/JohnLangford/vowpal_wabbit;
    license     = licenses.bsd3;
    maintainers = with maintainers; [ teh ];
  };
}