Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into stdenv-updates

pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 , preInstall ? ""
 , postInstall ? ""
 
+, meta ? {}
+
 , ... } @ attrs:
 
 # Keep extra attributes from ATTR, e.g., `patchPhase', etc.
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ python.stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs // {
 
   name = namePrefix + name;
 
+  # default values for maintainers and platforms
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = python.meta.maintainers;
+    platforms = python.meta.platforms;
+  } // meta;
+
   # checkPhase after installPhase to run tests on installed packages
   phases = "unpackPhase patchPhase configurePhase buildPhase installPhase checkPhase fixupPhase distPhase";