diff --git a/contrib/python-meson/template.py b/contrib/python-meson/template.py
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+pkgname = "python-meson"
+pkgver = "0.15.0"
+pkgrel = 0
+build_style = "python_pep517"
+hostmakedepends = [
+    "meson",
+    "patchelf",
+    "python-build",
+    "python-installer",
+    "python-pyproject-metadata",
+    "python-wheel",
+]
+depends = ["meson", "patchelf", "python-pyproject-metadata"]
+checkdepends = [
+    "git",
+    "python-cython",
+    "python-devel",
+    "python-pytest",
+    "python-pytest-mock",
+]
+pkgdesc = "Meson PEP 517 Python build backend"
+maintainer = "Duncan Bellamy <dunk@denkimushi.com>"
+license = "MIT"
+url = "https://meson-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html"
+source = f"https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python/archive/refs/tags/{pkgver}.tar.gz"
+sha256 = "7c29eb0d17bb7813f5e5c89f5df5f56eda446e263b4d4a9f5f286548a0eb385f"
+
+
+def post_install(self):
+    self.install_license("LICENSE")