diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pudb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pudb/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c76974e5d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pudb/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pygments
+, urwid
+, isPy3k
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pudb";
+  version = "2016.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0njhi49d9fxbwh5p8yjx8m3jlfyzfm00b5aff6bz473pn7vxfn79";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pygments urwid ];
+
+  # Tests fail on python 3 due to writes to the read-only home directory
+  doCheck = !isPy3k;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A full-screen, console-based Python debugger";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 97fb2d32fc78..47d68ba13e8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2056,25 +2056,7 @@ in {
 
   prov = callPackage ../development/python-modules/prov { };
 
-  pudb = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pudb-2016.2";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pudb/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0njhi49d9fxbwh5p8yjx8m3jlfyzfm00b5aff6bz473pn7vxfn79";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pygments urwid ];
-
-    # Tests fail on python 3 due to writes to the read-only home directory
-    doCheck = !isPy3k;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A full-screen, console-based Python debugger";
-      license = licenses.mit;
-      platforms = platforms.all;
-    };
-  };
+  pudb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pudb { };
 
   pybtex = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pybtex {};