{ stdenv , buildPythonPackage , fetchFromGitHub , python , wrapPython , unzip , callPackage , bootstrapped-pip , lib , pipInstallHook , setuptoolsBuildHook }: let pname = "setuptools"; version = "42.0.2"; # Create an sdist of setuptools sdist = stdenv.mkDerivation rec { name = "${pname}-${version}-sdist.tar.gz"; src = fetchFromGitHub { owner = "pypa"; repo = pname; rev = "v${version}"; sha256 = "1xqx3sha5ir40g1h15r7q063bcbl9bvh967vig574k3jgwxrz2ik"; name = "${pname}-${version}-source"; }; buildPhase = '' ${python.pythonForBuild.interpreter} bootstrap.py ${python.pythonForBuild.interpreter} setup.py sdist --formats=gztar ''; installPhase = '' echo "Moving sdist..." mv dist/*.tar.gz $out ''; }; in buildPythonPackage rec { inherit pname version; # Because of bootstrapping we don't use the setuptoolsBuildHook that comes with format="setuptools" directly. # Instead, we override it to remove setuptools to avoid a circular dependency. # The same is done for pip and the pipInstallHook. format = "other"; src = sdist; nativeBuildInputs = [ bootstrapped-pip (pipInstallHook.override{pip=null;}) (setuptoolsBuildHook.override{setuptools=null; wheel=null;}) ]; preBuild = lib.strings.optionalString (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows) '' export SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_WINDOWS_SPECIFIC_FILES=0 ''; pipInstallFlags = [ "--ignore-installed" ]; # Adds setuptools to nativeBuildInputs causing infinite recursion. catchConflicts = false; # Requires pytest, causing infinite recursion. doCheck = false; meta = with stdenv.lib; { description = "Utilities to facilitate the installation of Python packages"; homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools; license = with licenses; [ psfl zpl20 ]; platforms = python.meta.platforms; priority = 10; }; }