diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e09978863ae..447218051a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -624,6 +624,28 @@ rec {
     };
   });
 
+  optfunc = buildPythonPackage ( rec {
+    name = "optfunc-git";
+
+    src = pkgs.fetchgit {
+      url = "http://github.com/simonw/optfunc.git";
+      rev = "e3fa034a545ed94ac5a039cf5b170c7d0ee21b7b";
+    };
+
+    installCommand = ''
+      dest=$(toPythonPath $out)/optfunc
+      ensureDir $dest
+      cp * $dest/
+    '';
+
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    meta = {
+      description = "A new experimental interface to optparse which works by introspecting a function definition";
+      homepage = "http://simonwillison.net/2009/May/28/optfunc/";
+    };
+  });
+
   ply = buildPythonPackage (rec {
     name = "ply-3.2";