diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-InSpice/template b/srcpkgs/python3-InSpice/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-InSpice'
+pkgname=python3-InSpice
+version=1.7.0.6
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
+depends="python3-numpy python3-matplotlib python3-yaml python3-cffi python3-diskcache
+ python3-h5py python3-ply ngspice"
+checkdepends="${depends} python3-pytest python3-scipy"
+short_desc="Python interface to the Ngspice and Xyce circuit simulators"
+maintainer="Benjamin Calderon <benj.calderon@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/Innovoltive/InSpice"
+distfiles="https://github.com/Innovoltive/InSpice/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8eb1c16d70c3d5bf26fd004d0d2cd27dcd1c1773d55b6b8801e717cd4f136899
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-hierplace/template b/srcpkgs/python3-hierplace/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-hierplace'
+pkgname=python3-hierplace
+version=1.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
+depends="python3"
+short_desc="Groups and arranges KiCad PCBNEW board parts to reflect design hierarchy"
+maintainer="Benjamin Calderon <benj.calderon@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/devbisme/HierPlace"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbisme/HierPlace/master/HISTORY.rst"
+distfiles="https://github.com/devbisme/HierPlace/archive/c70315f08257e73115e67cae650e38c940c8c7f8.tar.gz"
+checksum=a597568881ae9f0bcea2f08a9a36e2eabb7c5fb5d8e3e67d1cc78dc694f1d29a
+make_check=no # tests require pcbnew from kicad
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-kinet2pcb/template b/srcpkgs/python3-kinet2pcb/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-kinet2pcb'
+pkgname=python3-kinet2pcb
+version=1.1.4
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
+depends="python3-simp_sexp python3-hierplace"
+checkdepends="${depends} kicad"
+short_desc="Convert KiCad netlists into PCBNEW .kicad_pcb files"
+maintainer="Benjamin Calderon <benj.calderon@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/devbisme/kinet2pcb"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbisme/kinet2pcb/master/HISTORY.rst"
+distfiles="https://github.com/devbisme/kinet2pcb/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=60f7f3ddba5032a0bb17a7fb13220932456f5ebb035bcfa39b237a25dfc0450b
+
+post_patch() {
+	# setuptools tries to fetch pytest-runner (setup_requires) via pip,
+	# which is unavailable in the build chroot
+	vsed -e '/^setup_requirements = \[/,/^\]/d' -e '/setup_requires=setup_requirements,/d' -i setup.py
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	cd tests
+	PYTHONPATH="$(cd ../build/lib* && pwd)" python3 -m pytest
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-simp_sexp/template b/srcpkgs/python3-simp_sexp/template
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index 00000000000000..a298a6ab675c5e
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+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-simp_sexp/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-simp_sexp'
+pkgname=python3-simp_sexp
+version=0.3.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
+depends="python3"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Simple S-expression parser for Python"
+maintainer="Benjamin Calderon <benj.calderon@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/devbisme/simp_sexp"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbisme/simp_sexp/master/HISTORY.md"
+distfiles="https://github.com/devbisme/simp_sexp/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1b2db34745b4211e1b4a24e37137e4776c9cb0dce2f9f12c0acac6754421e372
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-skidl/template b/srcpkgs/python3-skidl/template
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index 00000000000000..c1dca50b258322
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+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-skidl/template
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+# Template file for 'python3-skidl'
+pkgname=python3-skidl
+version=2.3.0
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel"
+depends="python3-kinet2pcb python3-simp_sexp python3-InSpice python3-ply python3-rich
+ python3-graphviz python3-deprecation"
+checkdepends="${depends} python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Python package for textually describing electronic circuit schematics"
+maintainer="Benjamin Calderon <benj.calderon@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/devbisme/skidl"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbisme/skidl/master/HISTORY.md"
+distfiles="https://github.com/devbisme/skidl/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=9b4a4f08c9b0e5c8c1026f045797fa17bc6455e10e663d86fb4494d87ded5ac4
+
+do_check() {
+	cd tests
+	PYTHONPATH="$(cd ../build/lib* && pwd)" python3 -m pytest unit_tests
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}