diff --git a/sysutils/py-daemonize/Makefile b/sysutils/py-daemonize/Makefile
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/sysutils/py-daemonize/Makefile
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+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.1.1.1 2019/02/22 16:39:54 abieber Exp $
+
+COMMENT =		library to enable your code run as a daemon process
+
+MODPY_EGG_VERSION =	2.5.0
+DISTNAME =		daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}
+PKGNAME =		py-daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}
+
+CATEGORIES =		sysutils devel
+
+# MIT
+PERMIT_PACKAGE_CDROM =	Yes
+
+MODULES =		lang/python
+MODPY_PI =		Yes
+MODPY_SETUPTOOLS =	Yes
+
+FLAVORS =		python3
+FLAVOR ?=
+
+# Lie; no tests on PyPI, and the tests on GitHub are broken/insecure.
+# The brave ones are invited to read tests/test.py and cry of desperation.
+NO_TEST =		Yes
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/py-daemonize/distinfo b/sysutils/py-daemonize/distinfo
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+++ b/sysutils/py-daemonize/distinfo
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+SHA256 (daemonize-2.5.0.tar.gz) = 3QJuT/jSLLAW7SEwvHOLfUsdpZfvk8B00q255N6gi8M=
+SIZE (daemonize-2.5.0.tar.gz) = 8759
diff --git a/sysutils/py-daemonize/pkg/DESCR b/sysutils/py-daemonize/pkg/DESCR
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+++ b/sysutils/py-daemonize/pkg/DESCR
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+daemonize is a library for writing system daemons in Python. It has some old
+bits from http://daemonize.sourceforge.net/ .
diff --git a/sysutils/py-daemonize/pkg/PLIST b/sysutils/py-daemonize/pkg/PLIST
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index 00000000000..5f0b7b29c9d
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+++ b/sysutils/py-daemonize/pkg/PLIST
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+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.1.1.1 2019/02/22 16:39:54 abieber Exp $
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/${MODPY_PYCACHE}daemonize.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}-py${MODPY_VERSION}.egg-info/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}-py${MODPY_VERSION}.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}-py${MODPY_VERSION}.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}-py${MODPY_VERSION}.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/daemonize-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}-py${MODPY_VERSION}.egg-info/top_level.txt
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/daemonize.py