diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/libNeuroML-0.2.45.tar.gz
diff --git a/libNeuroML-0.2.45-disable-mongodb-test.patch b/libNeuroML-0.2.45-disable-mongodb-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d4f0c1
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+++ b/libNeuroML-0.2.45-disable-mongodb-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff -ur libNeuroML-0.2.45.orig/neuroml/test/test_writers.py libNeuroML-0.2.45/neuroml/test/test_writers.py
+--- libNeuroML-0.2.45.orig/neuroml/test/test_writers.py	2018-10-25 19:16:24.810033738 +0100
++++ libNeuroML-0.2.45/neuroml/test/test_writers.py	2018-10-25 19:20:13.278585079 +0100
+@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
+         self.test_doc.cells.append(self.cell_3)
+         self.test_doc.cells.append(neuroml_cell)        
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Skipping mongodb test")
+     def test_write_to_mongodb_backend(self):
+         writer_method = neuroml.writers.JSONWriter.write_to_mongodb
+ 
+@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@
+         except:
+             self.fail("Exception raised!")
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Skipping mongodb test")
+     def test_write_to_mongodb_expected(self):
+         """
+         More of an integration test, write a file and confirm the contents are
diff --git a/python-libNeuroML.spec b/python-libNeuroML.spec
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-libNeuroML.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+%global srcname libNeuroML
+
+%global with_py2 1
+
+%global _description \
+This package provides Python libNeuroML, for working with neuronal models \
+specified in NeuroML 2 (http://neuroml.org/neuromlv2).  NeuroML provides an \
+object model for describing neuronal morphologies, ion channels, synapses and \
+3D network structure.  Documentation is available at \
+http://readthedocs.org/docs/libneuroml/en/latest/
+
+
+Name:           python-%{srcname}
+Version:        0.2.45
+Release:        4%{?dist}
+Summary:        Python libNeuroML for working with neuronal models specified in NeuroML
+
+License:        BSD
+URL:            https://pypi.python.org/pypi/%{srcname}
+Source0:        %{pypi_source}
+# These require a mongodb db set up, so we disable them
+Patch0:         %{srcname}-%{version}-disable-mongodb-test.patch
+
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description
+%{_description}
+
+%package -n python3-%{srcname}
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist lxml}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist nose}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist numpy}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist tables}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist jsonpickle}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pymongo}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist sphinx}
+Requires:  %{py3_dist lxml}
+Requires:  %{py3_dist numpy}
+Requires:  %{py3_dist tables}
+Requires:  %{py3_dist jsonpickle}
+Requires:  %{py3_dist pymongo}
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{srcname}}
+
+%description -n python3-%{srcname}
+%{_description}
+
+%package doc
+Summary:    Documentation for %{srcname}
+
+%description doc
+%{_description}
+
+%if %{with_py2}
+%package -n python2-%{srcname}
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  %{py2_dist lxml}
+BuildRequires:  %{py2_dist nose}
+BuildRequires:  %{py2_dist numpy}
+BuildRequires:  %{py2_dist tables}
+BuildRequires:  %{py2_dist jsonpickle}
+BuildRequires:  %{py2_dist pymongo}
+Requires:  %{py2_dist lxml}
+Requires:  %{py2_dist numpy}
+Requires:  %{py2_dist tables}
+Requires:  %{py2_dist jsonpickle}
+Requires:  %{py2_dist pymongo}
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{srcname}}
+
+%description -n python2-%{srcname}
+%{_description}
+%endif
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -p 1 -n %{srcname}-%{version}
+
+# correct end of line encoding
+sed -i 's/\r$//' neuroml/examples/test_files/tmp2.swc
+
+# remove shebang
+sed -i '1d' neuroml/nml/nml.py
+
+# remove egg info
+rm -fv %{name}.egg-info
+
+%build
+%py3_build
+
+%if %{with_py2}
+%py2_build
+%endif
+
+# Make documentation
+pushd doc && \
+    make html SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build-3 && \
+    rm _build/html/.buildinfo -fv && \
+popd || exit -1
+
+%install
+%py3_install
+
+%if %{with_py2}
+%py2_install
+%endif
+
+%check
+nosetests-3
+
+%if %{with_py2}
+nosetests-2
+%endif
+
+%files -n python3-%{srcname}
+%license LICENSE
+%doc README.md AUTHORS
+%{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}-*.egg-info/
+%{python3_sitelib}/neuroml
+
+%files doc
+%license LICENSE
+%doc README.md AUTHORS
+%doc neuroml/examples doc/_build/html/
+
+%if %{with_py2}
+%files -n python2-%{srcname}
+%license LICENSE
+%doc README.md AUTHORS
+%{python2_sitelib}/%{srcname}-*.egg-info/
+%{python2_sitelib}/neuroml
+%endif
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Oct 26 2018 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.2.45-4
+- Correct license
+- Remove bcond
+- Remove hidden buildinfo file
+- Correct end of line encoding
+- Remove unneeded shebang (https://github.com/NeuralEnsemble/libNeuroML/issues/77)
+- Add missing requires
+
+* Thu Oct 25 2018 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.2.45-3
+- Correct doc build
+- Temporarily use bcond
+
+* Thu Oct 25 2018 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.2.45-2
+- Correct doc sub package name
+
+* Thu Oct 25 2018 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.2.45-1
+- Initial build
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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index 0000000..7a70b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SHA512 (libNeuroML-0.2.45.tar.gz) = 5703f5c9cca48c684fecf64390c864bd0cfd7adc9dd3ee9288ac262c3bf4fbe5ce4aff5aa02b8717752c135b9c5484eb60c0b0b7015c1dc918d2fafb4aaab7fb