diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blessings/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blessings/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d17851696544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blessings/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "blessings";
+  version = "1.6";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "01rhgn2c3xjf9h1lxij9m05iwf2ba6d0vd7nic26c2gic4q73igd";
+  };
+
+  # 4 failing tests, 2to3
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/erikrose/blessings;
+    description = "A thin, practical wrapper around terminal coloring, styling, and positioning";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f203fb1ffe58..d12855a23047 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3815,23 +3815,7 @@ in {
 
   nose_progressive = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nose_progressive { };
 
-  blessings = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "blessings-1.6";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/b/blessings/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "01rhgn2c3xjf9h1lxij9m05iwf2ba6d0vd7nic26c2gic4q73igd";
-    };
-
-    # 4 failing tests, 2to3
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ ];
-
-    meta = {
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
-    };
-  };
+  blessings = callPackage ../development/python-modules/blessings { };
 
   secretstorage = callPackage ../development/python-modules/secretstorage { };