diff --git a/dev-python/tdir/Manifest b/dev-python/tdir/Manifest
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+++ b/dev-python/tdir/Manifest
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+DIST tdir-1.9.0.gh.tar.gz 29196 BLAKE2B 058105e176d4cb122ddc2418bcb1fd8f0c91655d07c44ba4f4c493ab9ec83c4b85b11e0364ca5e9b4c28e96ffb4b1ff8c8abe8402cff3adae406621ed28bc876 SHA512 387bdeddfa860c1469ab4801ba6b5be45b22d0da882f552ac2b96a2fac31d3af6064978605b77a23f81c54d19dc114f15b956164c7d19ca09b83157d5d9f6c84
diff --git a/dev-python/tdir/metadata.xml b/dev-python/tdir/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>negril.nx+gentoo@gmail.com</email>
+		<name>Paul Zander</name>
+	</maintainer>
+	<stabilize-allarches/>
+	<upstream>
+		<remote-id type="github">rec/tdir</remote-id>
+		<remote-id type="pypi">tdir</remote-id>
+	</upstream>
+</pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/dev-python/tdir/tdir-1.9.0.ebuild b/dev-python/tdir/tdir-1.9.0.ebuild
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+# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=uv-build
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..14} )
+
+inherit distutils-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="Create and fill a temporary directory"
+HOMEPAGE="
+	https://rec.github.io/tdir/
+	https://github.com/rec/tdir/
+	https://pypi.org/project/tdir/
+"
+# no tests in sdist
+SRC_URI="
+	https://github.com/rec/tdir/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz
+		-> ${P}.gh.tar.gz
+"
+
+LICENSE="MIT"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	dev-python/dek[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/xmod[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+"
+
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
+distutils_enable_tests pytest