diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix
index 4ca073106586..e19e502af269 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scrapy/default.nix
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_custom_loop_asyncio"
     "test_custom_loop_asyncio_deferred_signal"
     "FileFeedStoragePreFeedOptionsTest"  # https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/issues/5157
+    # Fails with AssertionError
+    "test_peek_fifo"
+    "test_peek_one_element"
+    "test_peek_lifo"
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     "test_xmliter_encoding"
     "test_download"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sopel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sopel/default.nix
index f74fa560adc4..54fc243be262 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sopel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sopel/default.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sopel";
-  version = "7.1.0";
+  version = "7.1.2";
   disabled = isPyPy;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "74057d4c86cff744b1f1062f3a9c4ae99eb4f1b17048ceb083293d5f4c7e989b";
+    sha256 = "sha256-8RhIw3Qt0BclH1Ws16JNuFfwiRxJ14lM6MBUK9OvNKA=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # remove once https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/pull/1653 lands
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace requirements.txt \
-      --replace "praw>=4.0.0,<6.0.0" "praw"
+      --replace "praw>=4.0.0,<6.0.0" "praw" \
+      --replace "sqlalchemy<1.4" "sqlalchemy"
   '';
 
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/testfixtures/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/testfixtures/default.nix
index cd08fe58dcab..525f23f290ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/testfixtures/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/testfixtures/default.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,44 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, isPy27
-, mock, pytest, sybil, zope_component, twisted }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchpatch
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy27
+, mock
+, pytestCheckHook
+, sybil
+, twisted
+, zope_component
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "testfixtures";
-  version = "6.17.1";
+  version = "6.18.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "5ec3a0dd6f71cc4c304fbc024a10cc293d3e0b852c868014b9f233203e149bda";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1L0cT5DqyQpz4b3FnDHQOUPyGNaH88WgnkhHiEGor18=";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest mock sybil zope_component twisted ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    mock
+    sybil
+    zope_component
+    twisted
+  ];
 
   doCheck = !isPy27;
-  checkPhase = ''
-    # django is too much hasle to setup at the moment
-    pytest -W ignore::DeprecationWarning \
-      --ignore=testfixtures/tests/test_django \
-      -k 'not (log_then_patch or our_wrap_dealing_with_mock_patch or patch_with_dict)' \
-      testfixtures/tests
-  '';
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # Django is too much hasle to setup at the moment
+    "testfixtures/tests/test_django"
+  ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    "testfixtures/tests"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "testfixtures" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Simplistix/testfixtures";