diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/typepy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/typepy/default.nix
index 8cb1970f0197..cdc6920574b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/typepy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/typepy/default.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 , pytz
 , packaging
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 , tcolorpy
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "typepy";
   version = "1.3.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "thombashi";