diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
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+++ b/default.nix
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+{
+  gcc,
+  stdenv,
+  cmake,
+  hdf5,
+  python3Packages,
+  callPackage,
+  pkgs,
+}:
+
+let
+   python = callPackage ./requirements.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+in
+
+  stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "hinge";
+
+    src = ./.;
+
+    buildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+
+      gcc
+      stdenv
+      cmake
+      hdf5
+
+      (boost.override { enableStatic = true;}) 
+
+      #numpy
+      scipy
+
+      python.packages.networkx
+      python.packages.easydev
+      python.packages.colormap
+      python.packages.ujson
+    ];
+
+    #   checkPhase = ''
+    #   export NO_TESTS_OVER_WIRE=1
+    #   export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+    #   #flake8 src/
+    #   #py.test --cov=src -cov-report term-missing
+    #   #coverage html
+    # '';
+
+    # setting up the right compiler for boost
+    # BOOST_ROOT = "${boost}";
+    # BOOST_LIBRARYDIR = "${boost}";
+    # CMAKE_C_COMPILER = "${gcc49}";
+    # CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER = "${gcc49}";
+
+    # shellHook =
+    # ''
+    # rm -rf build
+    # source $stdenv/setup
+    # export BOOST_INCLUDEDIR=${boost.dev}/include
+    # export BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=${boost.out}/lib
+    # mkdir build && cd build
+    # cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../inst -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=${boost.out}/lib
+    # # bash ./utils/build.sh
+    # '';
+}
diff --git a/requirements.nix b/requirements.nix
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+# generated using pypi2nix tool (version: 1.8.0)
+# See more at: https://github.com/garbas/pypi2nix
+#
+# COMMAND:
+#   pypi2nix -V 3 -e ujson -e colormap -e easydev -e networkx
+#
+
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}
+}:
+
+let
+
+  inherit (pkgs) makeWrapper;
+  inherit (pkgs.stdenv.lib) fix' extends inNixShell;
+
+  pythonPackages =
+  import "${toString pkgs.path}/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix" {
+    inherit pkgs;
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv;
+    python = pkgs.python3;
+  };
+
+  commonBuildInputs = [];
+  commonDoCheck = false;
+
+  withPackages = pkgs':
+    let
+      pkgs = builtins.removeAttrs pkgs' ["__unfix__"];
+      interpreter = pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage {
+        name = "python3-interpreter";
+        buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ] ++ (builtins.attrValues pkgs);
+        buildCommand = ''
+          mkdir -p $out/bin
+          ln -s ${pythonPackages.python.interpreter}               $out/bin/${pythonPackages.python.executable}
+          for dep in ${builtins.concatStringsSep " "               (builtins.attrValues pkgs)}; do
+            if [ -d "$dep/bin" ]; then
+              for prog in "$dep/bin/"*; do
+                if [ -f $prog ]; then
+                  ln -s $prog $out/bin/`basename $prog`
+                fi
+              done
+            fi
+          done
+          for prog in "$out/bin/"*; do
+            wrapProgram "$prog" --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$PYTHONPATH"
+          done
+          pushd $out/bin
+          ln -s ${pythonPackages.python.executable} python
+          popd
+        '';
+        passthru.interpreter = pythonPackages.python;
+      };
+    in {
+      __old = pythonPackages;
+      inherit interpreter;
+      mkDerivation = pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage;
+      packages = pkgs;
+      overrideDerivation = drv: f:
+        pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage (drv.drvAttrs // f drv.drvAttrs);
+      withPackages = pkgs'':
+        withPackages (pkgs // pkgs'');
+    };
+
+  python = withPackages {};
+
+  generated = self: {
+
+    "colorama" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "colorama-0.3.9";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/e6/76/257b53926889e2835355d74fec73d82662100135293e17d382e2b74d1669/colorama-0.3.9.tar.gz"; sha256 = "48eb22f4f8461b1df5734a074b57042430fb06e1d61bd1e11b078c0fe6d7a1f1"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+        description = "Cross-platform colored terminal text.";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "colormap" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "colormap-1.0.1";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/68/8f/9cf6bd10f0d2c4522504412ace0faeaac67f8e6280af6965a88f825c712d/colormap-1.0.1.tar.gz"; sha256 = "d361296c796d0868e0fbed2506b0a774f739819d2446a2ce7f8dd4e4c228477a"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = licenses.lgpl2;
+        description = "Utilities to ease manipulation of matplotlib colormaps and color codecs (e.g., hex2rgb)";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "decorator" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "decorator-4.1.2";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/bb/e0/f6e41e9091e130bf16d4437dabbac3993908e4d6485ecbc985ef1352db94/decorator-4.1.2.tar.gz"; sha256 = "7cb64d38cb8002971710c8899fbdfb859a23a364b7c99dab19d1f719c2ba16b5"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+        description = "Better living through Python with decorators";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "easydev" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "easydev-0.9.35";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/03/41/4838f6c6bd89ba5fe67973e9d1f20a64786c98e6779e10a9ec1adb1ec7b5/easydev-0.9.35.tar.gz"; sha256 = "8663a7012c34b6be9f9ceb2c39cee7725b6516a95db41083ae34cad8a756950a"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [
+      self."colorama"
+      self."pexpect"
+    ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = "License :: OSI Approved";
+        description = "Common utilities to ease the development of Python packages";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "networkx" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "networkx-2.0";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/73/58/0add7d81cf64958f7a062aa287237364eb0a0959bf7a817f708d5c25d043/networkx-2.0.zip"; sha256 = "cd5ff8f75d92c79237f067e2f0876824645d37f017cfffa5b7c9678cae1454aa"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [
+      self."decorator"
+    ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+        description = "Python package for creating and manipulating graphs and networks";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "pexpect" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "pexpect-4.2.1";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/e8/13/d0b0599099d6cd23663043a2a0bb7c61e58c6ba359b2656e6fb000ef5b98/pexpect-4.2.1.tar.gz"; sha256 = "3d132465a75b57aa818341c6521392a06cc660feb3988d7f1074f39bd23c9a92"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [
+      self."ptyprocess"
+    ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = licenses.isc;
+        description = "Pexpect allows easy control of interactive console applications.";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "ptyprocess" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "ptyprocess-0.5.2";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/51/83/5d07dc35534640b06f9d9f1a1d2bc2513fb9cc7595a1b0e28ae5477056ce/ptyprocess-0.5.2.tar.gz"; sha256 = "e64193f0047ad603b71f202332ab5527c5e52aa7c8b609704fc28c0dc20c4365"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = "";
+        description = "Run a subprocess in a pseudo terminal";
+      };
+    };
+
+
+
+    "ujson" = python.mkDerivation {
+      name = "ujson-1.35";
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/16/c4/79f3409bc710559015464e5f49b9879430d8f87498ecdc335899732e5377/ujson-1.35.tar.gz"; sha256 = "f66073e5506e91d204ab0c614a148d5aa938bdbf104751be66f8ad7a222f5f86"; };
+      doCheck = commonDoCheck;
+      buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [ ];
+      meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib; {
+        homepage = "";
+        license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+        description = "Ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder for Python";
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+  overrides = import ./requirements_override.nix { inherit pkgs python; };
+  commonOverrides = [
+
+  ];
+
+in python.withPackages
+   (fix' (pkgs.lib.fold
+            extends
+            generated
+            ([overrides] ++ commonOverrides)
+         )
+   )
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diff --git a/requirements_frozen.txt b/requirements_frozen.txt
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+appdirs==1.4.3
+colorama==0.3.9
+colormap==1.0.1
+decorator==4.1.2
+easydev==0.9.35
+networkx==2.0
+packaging==16.8
+pexpect==4.2.1
+ptyprocess==0.5.2
+pyparsing==2.2.0
+six==1.10.0
+ujson==1.35
diff --git a/requirements_override.nix b/requirements_override.nix
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+++ b/requirements_override.nix
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+{ pkgs, python }:
+
+self: super: {
+
+}
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diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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+++ b/shell.nix
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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+
+let
+   hinge = callPackage ./default.nix {};
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "hinge-env";
+  buildInputs = [hinge];
+}
+