diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zlib-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zlib-wrapper/default.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "zlib-wrapper";
+  version = "0.1.3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "zlib_wrapper";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-Yxqc7fSDdnAPlGLzTbgcEQxiTKJDSJmPgm0eV62JiGQ=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  # Module has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "zlib_wrapper" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Wrapper around zlib with custom header crc32";
+    homepage = "https://pypi.org/project/zlib_wrapper/";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}