{
  pkgs,
  stdenv,
  lib,
  python,
}:

self:

let
  inherit (self) callPackage;

  namePrefix = python.libPrefix + "-";

  # Derivations built with `buildPythonPackage` can already be overridden with `override`, `overrideAttrs`, and `overrideDerivation`.
  # This function introduces `overridePythonAttrs` and it overrides the call to `buildPythonPackage`.
  makeOverridablePythonPackage =
    f:
    lib.mirrorFunctionArgs f (
      origArgs:
      let
        args = lib.fix (
          lib.extends (_: previousAttrs: {
            passthru = (previousAttrs.passthru or { }) // {
              overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage f (overrideWith newArgs);
            };
          }) (_: origArgs)
        );
        result = f args;
        overrideWith = newArgs: args // (if pkgs.lib.isFunction newArgs then newArgs args else newArgs);
      in
      if builtins.isAttrs result then
        result
      else if builtins.isFunction result then
        {
          overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage f (overrideWith newArgs);
          __functor = self: result;
        }
      else
        result
    );

  mkPythonDerivation =
    if python.isPy3k then ./mk-python-derivation.nix else ./python2/mk-python-derivation.nix;

  buildPythonPackage = makeOverridablePythonPackage (
    lib.makeOverridable (
      callPackage mkPythonDerivation {
        inherit namePrefix; # We want Python libraries to be named like e.g. "python3.6-${name}"
        inherit toPythonModule; # Libraries provide modules
      }
    )
  );

  buildPythonApplication = makeOverridablePythonPackage (
    lib.makeOverridable (
      callPackage mkPythonDerivation {
        namePrefix = ""; # Python applications should not have any prefix
        toPythonModule = x: x; # Application does not provide modules.
      }
    )
  );

  # Check whether a derivation provides a Python module.
  hasPythonModule = drv: drv ? pythonModule && drv.pythonModule == python;

  # Get list of required Python modules given a list of derivations.
  requiredPythonModules =
    drvs:
    let
      modules = lib.filter hasPythonModule drvs;
    in
    lib.unique (
      [ python ] ++ modules ++ lib.concatLists (lib.catAttrs "requiredPythonModules" modules)
    );

  # Create a PYTHONPATH from a list of derivations. This function recurses into the items to find derivations
  # providing Python modules.
  makePythonPath = drvs: lib.makeSearchPath python.sitePackages (requiredPythonModules drvs);

  removePythonPrefix = lib.removePrefix namePrefix;

  # Convert derivation to a Python module.
  toPythonModule =
    drv:
    drv.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
      # Use passthru in order to prevent rebuilds when possible.
      passthru = (oldAttrs.passthru or { }) // {
        pythonModule = python;
        pythonPath = [ ]; # Deprecated, for compatibility.
        requiredPythonModules = requiredPythonModules drv.propagatedBuildInputs;
      };
    });

  # Convert a Python library to an application.
  toPythonApplication =
    drv:
    drv.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
      passthru = (oldAttrs.passthru or { }) // {
        # Remove Python prefix from name so we have a "normal" name.
        # While the prefix shows up in the store path, it won't be
        # used by `nix-env`.
        name = removePythonPrefix oldAttrs.name;
        pythonModule = false;
      };
    });

  disabled =
    drv:
    throw "${
      removePythonPrefix (drv.pname or drv.name)
    } not supported for interpreter ${python.executable}";

  disabledIf = x: drv: if x then disabled drv else drv;

in
{
  inherit lib pkgs stdenv;
  inherit (python.passthru)
    isPy27
    isPy37
    isPy38
    isPy39
    isPy310
    isPy311
    isPy3k
    isPyPy
    pythonAtLeast
    pythonOlder
    ;
  inherit buildPythonPackage buildPythonApplication;
  inherit
    hasPythonModule
    requiredPythonModules
    makePythonPath
    disabled
    disabledIf
    ;
  inherit toPythonModule toPythonApplication;

  python = toPythonModule python;
  # Dont take pythonPackages from "global" pkgs scope to avoid mixing python versions
  pythonPackages = self;
}