diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix
index eb6bf597d40b..a0087131b1af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipywidgets/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , mock
 , ipython
 , ipykernel
+, jupyterlab-widgets
 , traitlets
 , notebook
 , widgetsnbextension
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     ipython
     ipykernel
+    jupyterlab-widgets
     traitlets
     notebook
     widgetsnbextension
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-packaging/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-packaging/default.nix
index 60077e5bcf07..da45616dfadf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-packaging/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-packaging/default.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jupyter-packaging";
-  version = "0.8.0";
+  version = "0.8.2";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "jupyter_packaging";
     inherit version;
-    sha256 = "276c9f884286695f6ab57a017f4bb9dd4df4f5e232b783050d2aa55b6b9ed650";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ddzJDcFyY5Iida4QvpACh0FRBIy95IQHCEF5HQl5QbI=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ deprecation packaging tomlkit ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab-widgets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab-widgets/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4589ce1b933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab-widgets/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, jupyter-packaging
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "jupyterlab-widgets";
+  version = "1.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "jupyterlab_widgets";
+    inherit version;
+    sha256 = "0y7vhhas3qndiypcpcfnhrj9n92v2w4hdc86nn620s9h9nl2j6jw";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    jupyter-packaging
+  ];
+
+  # has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "jupyterlab_widgets" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Jupyter Widgets JupyterLab Extension";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jonringer SuperSandro2000 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pandas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pandas/default.nix
index 7fd551e192c9..df44b4998058 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pandas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pandas/default.nix
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_clipboard"
   ];
 
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # some test in this file either crashes python or hangs for hours
+    # TODO: figure out why and how to fix it
+    "tests/io/pytables/test_pytables_missing.py"
+    "tests/io/pytables/test_store.py"
+  ];
+
   # Tests have relative paths, and need to reference compiled C extensions
   # so change directory where `import .test` is able to be resolved
   preCheck = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 42e8892e2c97..19f0c25fbd29 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3414,6 +3414,8 @@ in {
 
   jupyterlab_server = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyterlab_server { };
 
+  jupyterlab-widgets = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyterlab-widgets { };
+
   jupyter-packaging = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter-packaging { };
 
   jupyter-repo2docker = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jupyter-repo2docker {