* gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
  (python-backports-shutil-which): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 086eb3af26..143d9c2ffc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -317,6 +317,31 @@ etc. ")
 (define-public python2-babel
   (package-with-python2 python-babel))
 
+(define-public python-backports-shutil-which
+  (package
+    (name "python-backports-shutil-which")
+    (version "3.5.2")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "backports.shutil_which" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "0cy16w2dpv110afncag8x1zhzy3yz0iypny4iagdiyp4rdkzafgy"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (home-page
+     "https://github.com/minrk/backports.shutil_which")
+    (synopsis
+     "Backport of shutil.which from Python 3.3")
+    (description
+     "Python-backports-shutil-which provides a backport of shutil.which from
+Python 3.3")
+    ;; The backported code is "psfl" license, setup.py is under "MIT" license.
+    (license
+     (list license:psfl
+           (license:non-copyleft
+            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minrk/backports.shutil_which/master/LICENSE")))))
+
 (define-public python2-backport-ssl-match-hostname
   (package
     (name "python2-backport-ssl-match-hostname")
-- 
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