diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/knack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/knack/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8427cd7d177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/knack/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, argcomplete
+, colorama
+, jmespath
+, knack
+, pygments
+, pyyaml
+, six
+, tabulate
+, mock
+, vcrpy
+, pytest
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "knack";
+  version = "0.6.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1kxxj9m2mvva9rz11m6pgdg0mi712d28faj4633rl23qa53sh7i8";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    argcomplete
+    colorama
+    jmespath
+    pygments
+    pyyaml
+    six
+    tabulate
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    mock
+    vcrpy
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  # tries to make a '/homeless-shelter' dir
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest -k 'not test_cli_exapp1'
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/microsoft/knack;
+    description = "A Command-Line Interface framework";
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jonringer ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 16f6de2a973c..9b70898d78ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3160,6 +3160,8 @@ in {
 
   kitchen = callPackage ../development/python-modules/kitchen { };
 
+  knack = callPackage ../development/python-modules/knack { };
+
   kubernetes = callPackage ../development/python-modules/kubernetes { };
 
   pylast = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pylast { };