diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/editdistpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/editdistpy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c86f3773bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/editdistpy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+
+, pythonOlder
+
+, setuptools
+, cython_3
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "editdistpy";
+  version = "0.1.3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mammothb";
+    repo = "editdistpy";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-4CtKadKpFmlZnz10NG0404oFl9DkdQwWwRSWgUPdh94=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    cython_3
+  ];
+
+  # for tests need symspellpy package, symspellpy is not in nixpkgs...
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "editdistpy"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib;
+    {
+      description = "Fast Levenshtein and Damerau optimal string alignment algorithms";
+      homepage = "https://github.com/mammothb/editdistpy";
+      changelog = "https://github.com/mammothb/editdistpy/releases/tag/v${version}";
+      license = licenses.mit;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ vizid ];
+    };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 06eeeae5cf20..d856a94e0847 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3635,6 +3635,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   editdistance-s = callPackage ../development/python-modules/editdistance-s { };
 
+  editdistpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/editdistpy { };
+
   editorconfig = callPackage ../development/python-modules/editorconfig { };
 
   edk2-pytool-library = callPackage ../development/python-modules/edk2-pytool-library { };