diff --git a/devel/py-pyproject-api/Makefile b/devel/py-pyproject-api/Makefile
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index 00000000000..f9da867738d
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+++ b/devel/py-pyproject-api/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+COMMENT=	API to interact with pyproject.toml-based projects
+
+MODPY_EGG_VERSION=	1.2.1
+DISTNAME=	pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}
+PKGNAME=	py-${DISTNAME}
+
+CATEGORIES=	devel
+
+# https://github.com/tox-dev/pyproject-api
+HOMEPAGE=	https://pyproject-api.readthedocs.io/
+
+# MIT
+PERMIT_PACKAGE=	Yes
+
+MODULES=	lang/python
+
+MODPY_PI=	Yes
+MODPY_PYBUILD=	hatch-vcs
+
+FLAVORS=	python3
+FLAVOR=		python3
+
+RUN_DEPENDS=	sysutils/py-packaging${MODPY_FLAVOR} \
+		textproc/py-tomli${MODPY_FLAVOR}
+TEST_DEPENDS=	devel/py-virtualenv${MODPY_FLAVOR} \
+		devel/py-test-cov${MODPY_FLAVOR} \
+		devel/py-test-mock${MODPY_FLAVOR} \
+		devel/py-wheel${MODPY_FLAVOR}
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-pyproject-api/distinfo b/devel/py-pyproject-api/distinfo
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+++ b/devel/py-pyproject-api/distinfo
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+SHA256 (pyproject_api-1.2.1.tar.gz) = CTwEfRks6tyrev1rUBJ2vyzkSt9By5wxMjRRjN3SCBg=
+SIZE (pyproject_api-1.2.1.tar.gz) = 19711
diff --git a/devel/py-pyproject-api/pkg/DESCR b/devel/py-pyproject-api/pkg/DESCR
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index 00000000000..dfc2237b469
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+++ b/devel/py-pyproject-api/pkg/DESCR
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pyproject-api aims to abstract away interaction with pyproject.toml
+style projects in a flexible way.
diff --git a/devel/py-pyproject-api/pkg/PLIST b/devel/py-pyproject-api/pkg/PLIST
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa251d7aed3
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+++ b/devel/py-pyproject-api/pkg/PLIST
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+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/METADATA
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/RECORD
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/WHEEL
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/licenses/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/licenses/LICENSE
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/__init__.py
+${MODPY_COMMENT}lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}/
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__init__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__init__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_backend.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_backend.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_frontend.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_frontend.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_util.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_util.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_version.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_version.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_via_fresh_subprocess.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_via_fresh_subprocess.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/_backend.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/_backend.pyi
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/_frontend.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/_util.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/_version.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/_via_fresh_subprocess.py
+lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/pyproject_api/py.typed