diff --git a/dev-python/ipykernel/Manifest b/dev-python/ipykernel/Manifest
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+DIST ipykernel-4.2.0.tar.gz 80543 SHA256 723b3d4baac20f0c9cd91fc75c3e813636ecb6c6e303fb34d628c3df078985a7 SHA512 32d3d3e594031c16b3ae4736f72e168263d44be15e1a546b4f69614bef30d80ff44db00699be086897c1c384b71600f3cd7bd702b45136f51aab526c2c018f25 WHIRLPOOL e1f335dd68068e338998ac7198db43cee6d06ce19f6f6a40c7da5509beb16fed24b86eb89dcab468fc344d8d4fd090963f74f46aa119013591abf4d3463bccfa
diff --git a/dev-python/ipykernel/ipykernel-4.2.0.ebuild b/dev-python/ipykernel/ipykernel-4.2.0.ebuild
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+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI=5
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
+
+inherit distutils-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="IPython Kernel for Jupyter"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/ipython/ipykernel"
+SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="BSD"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE="test"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	dev-python/traitlets[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	test? (
+		dev-python/coverage[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		>=dev-python/ipython-4.0.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		dev-python/nose[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	"
+
+python_test() {
+	nosetests --with-coverage --cover-package ipykernel ipykernel || die
+}
diff --git a/dev-python/ipykernel/metadata.xml b/dev-python/ipykernel/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+  <herd>sci</herd>
+  <longdescription>
+    This package provides the IPython kernel for Jupyter.
+  </longdescription>
+  <upstream>
+    <remote-id type="pypi">ipykernel</remote-id>
+    <remote-id type="github">ipython/ipykernel</remote-id>
+  </upstream>
+</pkgmetadata>