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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2016 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=python-urllib3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.16
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=urllib3-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/urllib3-$(PKG_VERSION)/
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/3b/f0/e763169124e3f5db0926bc3dbfcd580a105f9ca44cf5d8e6c7a803c9f6b5/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=fcaab1c5385c57deeb7053d3d7d81d59
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python python-setuptools
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+$(call include_mk, python-package.mk)
+
+define Package/python-urllib3
+  SUBMENU:=Python
+  SECTION:=lang
+  CATEGORY:=Languages
+  MAINTAINER:=Gergely Kiss <mail.gery@gmail.com>
+  TITLE:=HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.
+  URL:=https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/
+  DEPENDS:=+python
+endef
+
+define Package/python-urllib3/description
+  HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,,install --prefix=/usr --root=$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR))
+endef
+
+define Package/python-urllib3/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
+	$(CP) \
+	    $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)/* \
+	    $(1)$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,python-urllib3))