diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/argh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/argh/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04508b3cc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/argh/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pytest
+, py
+, mock
+, pkgs
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "argh";
+  version = "0.26.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1nqham81ihffc9xmw85dz3rg3v90rw7h0dp3dy0bh3qkp4n499q6";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pytest py mock pkgs.glibcLocales ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
+    py.test
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://github.com/neithere/argh/;
+    description = "An unobtrusive argparse wrapper with natural syntax";
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 20e41b37102..5bea3b04787 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3811,25 +3811,7 @@ in {
 
   clint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/clint { };
 
-  argh = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "argh-0.26.1";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/a/argh/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1nqham81ihffc9xmw85dz3rg3v90rw7h0dp3dy0bh3qkp4n499q6";
-    };
-
-    checkPhase = ''
-      export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
-      py.test
-    '';
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ pytest py mock pkgs.glibcLocales ];
-
-    meta = {
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
-    };
-  };
+  argh = callPackage ../development/python-modules/argh { };
 
   nose_progressive = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "nose-progressive-1.5.1";