diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pubnub/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pubnub/default.nix
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+{ lib
+, aiohttp
+, buildPythonPackage
+, cbor2
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pycryptodomex
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pyyaml
+, pytest-vcr
+, pytest-asyncio
+, requests
+, six
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pubnub";
+  version = "4.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = pname;
+    repo = "python";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "16wjal95042kh5fxhvji0rwmw892pacqcnyms520mw15wcwilqir";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cbor2
+    pycryptodomex
+    requests
+    six
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    aiohttp
+    pycryptodomex
+    pytest-asyncio
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-vcr
+
+  ];
+
+  # Some tests don't pass with recent releases of tornado/twisted
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    "--ignore tests/integrational"
+    "--ignore tests/manual/asyncio"
+    "--ignore tests/manual/tornado/test_reconnections.py"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pubnub" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python-based APIs for PubNub";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/pubnub/python";
+    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}