3 files changed, 57 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/2.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/2.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..318642a393a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/2.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, setuptools_scm
+, pytest
+, pytest-flake8
+, glibcLocales
+, packaging
+, isPy27
+, backports_os
+, importlib-metadata
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "path.py";
+  version = "11.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "de7cd643affbc23e56533a6e8d551ecdee4983501a08c24e4e71565202d8cdaa";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytest-flake8 glibcLocales packaging ];
+  buildInputs = [ setuptools_scm ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    importlib-metadata
+  ] ++ lib.optional isPy27 backports_os
+  ;
+
+  LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A module wrapper for os.path";
+    homepage = https://github.com/jaraco/path.py;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    # ignore performance test which may fail when the system is under load
+    py.test -v -k 'not TestPerformance'
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/default.nix
index 318642a393a3f..d3c3206fabafd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/path.py/default.nix
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@
 , isPy27
 , backports_os
 , importlib-metadata
+, fetchpatch
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "path.py";
-  version = "11.5.2";
+  version = "12.0.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "de7cd643affbc23e56533a6e8d551ecdee4983501a08c24e4e71565202d8cdaa";
+    sha256 = "9f2169633403aa0423f6ec000e8701dd1819526c62465f5043952f92527fea0f";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ pytest pytest-flake8 glibcLocales packaging ];
@@ -39,4 +40,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # ignore performance test which may fail when the system is under load
     py.test -v -k 'not TestPerformance'
   '';
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = https://github.com/jaraco/path.py/commit/02eb16f0eb2cdc0015972ce963357aaa1cd0b84b.patch;
+      sha256 = "0bqa8vjwil7jn35a6984adcm24pvv3pjkhszv10qv6yr442d1mk9";
+    })
+  ];
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1ea3d6adfb2ec..2853583e3b25b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4086,7 +4086,10 @@ in {
 
   pathlib2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pathlib2 { };
 
-  pathpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/path.py { };
+  pathpy = if isPy3k then
+    callPackage ../development/python-modules/path.py { }
+  else
+    callPackage ../development/python-modules/path.py/2.nix { };
 
   paypalrestsdk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/paypalrestsdk { };