diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/coapthon3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/coapthon3/default.nix
index fbca43e4e715..6f22e8e9f296 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/coapthon3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/coapthon3/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, cachetools, fetchPypi, lib }:
+{ buildPythonPackage, cachetools, fetchFromGitHub, isPy27, lib }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "CoAPthon3";
   version = "1.0.1";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1w6bwwd3qjp4b4fscagqg9wqxpdgvf4sxgzbk2d2rjqwlkyr1lnx";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Tanganelli";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1im35i5i72y1p9qj8ixkwq7q6ksbrmi42giqiyfgjp1ym38snl69";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ cachetools ];
 
+  # tests take in the order of 10 minutes to execute and sometimes hang forever on tear-down
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "coapthon" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
+    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
     description = "Python3 library to the CoAP protocol compliant with the RFC.";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/Tanganelli/${pname}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ urbas ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-air-control/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-air-control/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77b61123d9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-air-control/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage, coapthon3, fetchFromGitHub, isPy27, lib, pycryptodomex }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "py-air-control";
+  version = "2.1.0";
+  disabled = isPy27;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "rgerganov";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0mkggl5hwmj90djxbbz4svim6iv7xl8k324cb4rlc75p5rgcdwmh";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pycryptodomex coapthon3 ];
+
+  # tests sometimes hang forever on tear-down
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyairctrl" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
+    description = "Command Line App for Controlling Philips Air Purifiers.";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ urbas ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 75d4245abe23..d294c1398bbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4847,6 +4847,8 @@ in {
 
   pxml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pxml { };
 
+  py-air-control = callPackage ../development/python-modules/py-air-control { };
+
   py2bit = callPackage ../development/python-modules/py2bit { };
 
   py3buddy = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/py3buddy { });