diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..515494b5f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bpython/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchurl, pygments, greenlet, curtsies, urwid, requests, mock }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "bpython";
+  version = "0.17";
+  name  = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  # 0.17 is still missing on PyPI, https://github.com/bpython/bpython/issues/706
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://bpython-interpreter.org/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "13fyyx06645ikvmj9zmkixr12kzk1c3a3f9s9i2rvaczjycn82lz";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ curtsies greenlet pygments requests urwid ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ mock ];
+
+  # tests fail: https://github.com/bpython/bpython/issues/712
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A fancy curses interface to the Python interactive interpreter";
+    homepage = "https://bpython-interpreter.org/";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ flokli ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e4e1560f227..f9bcff478e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2078,23 +2078,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-
-  bpython = buildPythonPackage rec {
-     name = "bpython-0.12";
-     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-       url = "http://www.bpython-interpreter.org/releases/bpython-0.12.tar.gz";
-       sha256 = "1ilf58qq7sazmcgg4f1wswbhcn2gb8qbbrpgm6gf0j2lbm60gabl";
-     };
-
-     propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pygments ];
-     doCheck = false;
-
-     meta = {
-       description = "UNKNOWN";
-       homepage = "UNKNOWN";
-       maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
-     };
-   };
+  bpython = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bpython {};
 
   bsddb3 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "bsddb3-${version}";