diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/delegator-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/delegator-py/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3521e8ce129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/delegator-py/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pexpect
+, pytest
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "0.1.1";
+  pname = "delegator.py";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "amitt001";
+    repo = "delegator.py";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "17n9h3xzjsfxmwclh33vc4yg3c9yzh9hfhaj12kv5ah3fy8rklwb";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pexpect ];
+
+  # no tests in github or pypi
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Subprocesses for Humans 2.0";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/amitt001/delegator.py";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jonringer ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 454e497ad1d..0024e698248 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1384,6 +1384,8 @@ in {
     gui = false;
   };
 
+  delegator-py = callPackage ../development/python-modules/delegator-py { };
+
   deluge-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deluge-client { };
 
   arrow = callPackage ../development/python-modules/arrow { };