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+(define-module (snamellit packages uv)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system copy)
+  #:use-module (guix utils)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages elf)
+  #:use-module (guix licenses))
+
+;; found at https://git.sr.ht/~alex-iam/alex-guix-channel/tree/master/item/alex/packages/uv.scm
+
+(define-public uv
+  (package
+   (name "uv")
+   (version "0.8.2")
+   (source
+    (origin
+     (method url-fetch)
+     (uri (string-append
+           "https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/"
+           version
+           "/uv-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"))
+     (sha256
+      (base32 "1bdhi34cwc051xqxp8h5hs4bzmix52hx9s5jxxd4b2l686jjijvd")))) 
+   (build-system copy-build-system)
+   (inputs
+    `(("gcc:lib" ,gcc "lib")
+      ("glibc" ,glibc)))
+   (native-inputs (list patchelf))
+   (arguments
+    `(#:install-plan
+      '(("uv" "bin/")
+        ("uvx" "bin/"))
+      #:phases
+      (modify-phases %standard-phases
+		     (add-after 'unpack 'make-executables
+				(lambda _
+				  (for-each make-file-writable '("uv" "uvx"))
+				  #t))
+		     (add-after 'install 'patch-runpath
+				(lambda* (#:key outputs inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+				  (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+					 (bin (string-append out "/bin"))
+					 (gcc-lib (assoc-ref inputs "gcc:lib"))
+					 (libgcc-path (string-append gcc-lib "/lib/libgcc_s.so.1"))
+					 (glibc (assoc-ref inputs "glibc"))
+					 (glibc-lib (string-append glibc "/lib"))
+					 (dynamic-linker (string-append glibc-lib "/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2")))
+
+				    (for-each
+				     (lambda (exe)
+				       (invoke "patchelf"
+					       "--set-interpreter" dynamic-linker
+					       (string-append bin "/" exe))
+				       (invoke "patchelf"
+					       "--set-rpath"
+					       (string-append gcc-lib "/lib:" glibc-lib)
+					       (string-append bin "/" exe)))
+				     '("uv" "uvx"))
+				    #t))))))
+   (synopsis "Fast Python package manager (prebuilt binary)")
+   (description
+    "uv is a fast and unified Python package manager, written in Rust. This version installs the official prebuilt binaries.")
+   (home-page "https://astral.sh/uv")
+   (license expat)))
+
+
+uv