pythonPackages: Add aliases 🎉

pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix

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+lib: self: super:
+
+with self;
+
+let
+  # Removing recurseForDerivation prevents derivations of aliased attribute
+  # set to appear while listing all the packages available.
+  removeRecurseForDerivations = alias: with lib;
+      if alias.recurseForDerivations or false then
+            removeAttrs alias ["recurseForDerivations"]
+                else alias;
+
+  # Disabling distribution prevents top-level aliases for non-recursed package
+  # sets from building on Hydra.
+  removeDistribute = alias: with lib;
+    if isDerivation alias then
+      dontDistribute alias
+    else alias;
+
+  # Make sure that we are not shadowing something from
+  # python-packages.nix.
+  checkInPkgs = n: alias: if builtins.hasAttr n super
+                          then throw "Alias ${n} is still in python-packages.nix"
+                          else alias;
+
+  mapAliases = aliases:
+    lib.mapAttrs (n: alias: removeDistribute
+                             (removeRecurseForDerivations
+                              (checkInPkgs n alias)))
+                     aliases;
+in
+
+  ### Deprecated aliases - for backward compatibility
+
+mapAliases ({
+  smart_open = smart-open; # added 2021-03-14
+})