diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deap/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fbc915c8eb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deap/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, python, numpy, matplotlib }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "deap";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "95c63e66d755ec206c80fdb2908851c0bef420ee8651ad7be4f0578e9e909bcf";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy matplotlib ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} setup.py nosetests --verbosity=3
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "DEAP is a novel evolutionary computation framework for rapid prototyping and testing of ideas.";
+    homepage = https://github.com/DEAP/deap;
+    license = licenses.lgpl3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ psyanticy ];
+  };
+
+}
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5aea6571d2be..556ace9fb482 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ in {
 
   dbfread = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dbfread { };
 
+  deap = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deap { };
+
   dkimpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dkimpy { };
 
   diff_cover = callPackage ../development/python-modules/diff_cover { };