diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/loo-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/loopy/default.nix
similarity index 51%
rename from pkgs/development/python-modules/loo-py/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/loopy/default.nix
index d16b06a284ab..75d250ad03da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/loo-py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/loopy/default.nix
@@ -1,51 +1,55 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, pytools
-, pymbolic
-, genpy
+, codepy
 , cgen
-, islpy
-, six
 , colorama
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, genpy
+, islpy
 , mako
+, numpy
+, pymbolic
 , pyopencl
-, pytest
+, pyrsistent
+, pythonOlder
+, pytools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "loo-py";
-  version = "2020.2";
+  pname = "loopy";
+  version = "2020.2.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    pname = "loo.py";
-    inherit version;
-    sha256 = "c0aba31f8b61f6487e84120a154fab862d19c3b374ad4285b987c4f2d746d51f";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "inducer";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-GL2GY3fbP9yMEQYyuh4CRHpeN9DGnZxbMt6jC+O/C0g=";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    pytools
-    pymbolic
-    genpy
+    codepy
     cgen
-    islpy
-    six
     colorama
+    genpy
+    islpy
     mako
+    numpy
+    pymbolic
     pyopencl
+    pyrsistent
+    pytools
   ];
 
   # pyopencl._cl.LogicError: clGetPlatformIDs failed: PLATFORM_NOT_FOUND_KHR
   doCheck = false;
-  checkPhase = ''
-    HOME=$(mktemp -d) pytest test
-  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A code generator for array-based code on CPUs and GPUs";
-    homepage = "https://mathema.tician.de/software/loopy";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/inducer/loopy";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 9a54a773edc1..0dcb33f79658 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   jupyter_client = jupyter-client; # added 2021-10-15
   Keras = keras; # added 2021-11-25
   lammps-cython = throw "lammps-cython no longer builds and is unmaintained"; # added 2021-07-04
+  loo-py = loopy; # added 2022-05-03
   Markups = markups; # added 2022-02-14
   MechanicalSoup = mechanicalsoup; # added 2021-06-01
   net2grid = gridnet; # add 2022-04-22
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 57152b306691..1e11eb9824a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4945,7 +4945,7 @@ in {
 
   lomond = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lomond { };
 
-  loo-py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/loo-py { };
+  loopy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/loopy { };
 
   losant-rest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/losant-rest { };