diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..bdee9ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/SimpleParse-2.1.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-simpleparse-eols.patch b/python-simpleparse-eols.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fc1362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-simpleparse-eols.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+=== modified file 'examples/__init__.py'
+--- examples/__init__.py	2008-11-09 22:58:29 +0000
++++ examples/__init__.py	2011-08-17 18:31:28 +0000
+@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
+ well as a demonstration of using "pre-built"
+ parser nodes (particularly one based on the re
+ module).
+-'''
+\ No newline at end of file
++'''
+
+=== modified file 'examples/simpleexample2_2.py'
+--- examples/simpleexample2_2.py	2008-11-09 22:58:29 +0000
++++ examples/simpleexample2_2.py	2011-08-17 20:06:58 +0000
+@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
+ 	for testData in testEquality:
+ 		success, children, nextcharacter = parser.parse( testData, production=production)
+ 		assert success and nextcharacter==len(testData), """Wasn't able to parse %s as a %s (%s chars parsed of %s), returned value was %s"""%( repr(testData), production, nextcharacter, len(testData), (success, children, nextcharacter))
+-	
+\ No newline at end of file
++
+
+=== modified file 'examples/vrml.py'
+--- examples/vrml.py	2008-11-09 22:58:29 +0000
++++ examples/vrml.py	2011-08-17 20:07:12 +0000
+@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
+ 		success, tags, next = parser.parse( data)
+ 		d = time.time()-t
+ 		print "parsed %s characters of %s in %s seconds (%scps)"%( next, len(data), d, next/(d or 0.000000001) )
+-	
+\ No newline at end of file
++
+
diff --git a/python-simpleparse.spec b/python-simpleparse.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7164f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-simpleparse.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+%global oname   SimpleParse
+
+Name:           python-simpleparse
+License:        BSD
+Group:          System Environment/Libraries
+Summary:        A simple and fast parser generator
+Version:        2.1.1
+Release:        3%{?dist}
+URL:            http://launchpad.net/simpleparse
+Source0:        http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/S/SimpleParse/%{oname}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         %{name}-eols.patch
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+BuildRequires:  python-devel
+
+%description
+SimpleParse is a BSD-licensed Python package providing a simple and fast parser
+generator using a modified version of the mxTextTools text-tagging engine.
+SimpleParse allows you to generate parsers directly from your EBNF grammar.
+
+
+# we don't want to provide mxTextTools.so
+%{?filter_setup:
+%filter_provides_in %{python_sitearch}/.*\.so$
+%filter_setup
+}
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{oname}-%{version}
+%patch1 -p0
+
+%build
+%{__python} setup.py build
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+%{__python} setup.py install --skip-build --root %{buildroot}
+
+
+%clean
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{python_sitearch}
+%exclude %{python_sitearch}/simpleparse/tests
+%exclude %{python_sitearch}/simpleparse/examples
+%doc license.txt doc examples
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Aug 17 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 2.1.1-3
+- Add patch to fix some missing EOLs
+
+* Wed Aug 17 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 2.1.1-2
+- Filter out mxtexttools.so provides
+
+* Tue Aug 16 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 2.1.1-1
+- Update to latest upstream version
+- Modify URL and Source
+- Remove mx dependency
+
+* Tue May 10 2011 Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> - 2.0.0-1
+- Initial packaging
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e69de29..25c7223 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d67aaceca86acc763d6eebee919cc8aa  SimpleParse-2.1.1.tar.gz