1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fipy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fipy/default.nix
index 3c21d738f2fc5..a78c772c74a24 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fipy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fipy/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   stdenv,
   openssh,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  pythonAtLeast,
   pythonOlder,
 }:
 
@@ -22,7 +23,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "3.4.4";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  # Python 3.12 is not yet supported.
+  # https://github.com/usnistgov/fipy/issues/997
+  # https://github.com/usnistgov/fipy/pull/1023
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "usnistgov";
@@ -45,12 +49,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ gmsh ];
 
+  # NOTE: Two of the doctests in fipy.matrices.scipyMatrix._ScipyMatrix.CSR fail, and there is no
+  # clean way to disable them.
+  doCheck = false;
+
   checkPhase = ''
     export OMPI_MCA_plm_rsh_agent=${openssh}/bin/ssh
     ${python.interpreter} setup.py test --modules
   '';
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fipy" ];
+  # NOTE: Importing fipy within the sandbox will fail because plm_rsh_agent isn't set and the process isn't able
+  # to start a daemon on the builder.
+  # pythonImportsCheck = [ "fipy" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.ctcms.nist.gov/fipy/";