diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eaca200e2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, fetchpatch
+, buildPythonPackage, python
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "parse";
+  version = "1.6.6";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "71435aaac494e08cec76de646de2aab8392c114e56fe3f81c565ecc7eb886178";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "python-3.5-tests-compat.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/r1chardj0n3s/parse/pull/34.patch";
+      sha256 = "16iicgkf3lwivmdnp3xkq4n87wjmr3nb77z8mwz67b7by9nnp3jg";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} test_parse.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/r1chardj0n3s/parse;
+    description = "parse() is the opposite of format()";
+    license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ alunduil ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 49c1d933976..40afe46c3b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -27574,6 +27574,8 @@ EOF
   thinc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/thinc { };
 
   spacy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/spacy { };
+ 
+  parse = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parse { };
 });
 
 in fix' (extends overrides packages)