diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/unix-ar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/unix-ar/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d77c542b3a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/unix-ar/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "unix-ar";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  format = "wheel";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit format version;
+    pname = "unix_ar";
+    hash = "sha256-Kstxi8Ewi/gOW52iYU2CQswv475M2LL9Rxm84Ymq/PE=";
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "AR file handling for Python (including .deb files)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/getninjas/unix_ar";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tirimia ];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 426de38c0db1..22aaa512f5eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15455,6 +15455,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   universal-silabs-flasher = callPackage ../development/python-modules/universal-silabs-flasher { };
 
+  unix-ar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/unix-ar { };
+
   unpaddedbase64 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/unpaddedbase64 { };
 
   unrardll = callPackage ../development/python-modules/unrardll { };