diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9c4d6407962..dc0c0d1706a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -16669,8 +16669,27 @@ in modules // {
       license = with licenses; [ bsd3 ];
       homepage = http://github.com/dask/partd/;
     };
+  };
 
+  pathos = buildPythonPackage rec {
+    name = "pathos-${version}";
+    version = "0.2.0";
 
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pathos/${name}.tgz";
+      sha256 = "e35418af733bf434da83746d46acca94375d6e306b3df330b2a1808db026a188";
+    };
+
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ dill pox ppft multiprocess ];
+
+    # Require network
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "Parallel graph management and execution in heterogeneous computing";
+      homepage = http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mmckerns/pathos.htm;
+      license = licenses.bsd3;
+    };
   };
 
   patsy = buildPythonPackage rec {