diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/torpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torpy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7602e6680841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/torpy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cryptography
+, pytestCheckHook
+, requests
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "torpy";
+  version = "1.1.6";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "torpyorg";
+    repo = "torpy";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Ni7GcpkxzAMtP4wBOFsi4KnxK+nC0XCZR/2Z/eS/C+w=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    cryptography
+    requests
+   ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # requires network
+    "tests/integration"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "cryptography"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Pure python Tor client";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/torpyorg/torpy";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ larsr ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index baa5a67a662e..9c5aacd7bfb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10846,6 +10846,8 @@ in {
   # Used by streamlit, 2021-01-29
   tornado_5 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/tornado/5.nix { };
 
+  torpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/torpy { };
+
   torrequest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/torrequest { };
 
   total-connect-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/total-connect-client { };