diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-colorama/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-colorama/package.py
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+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+# Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
+#
+# This file is part of Spack.
+# Created by Todd Gamblin, tgamblin@llnl.gov, All rights reserved.
+# LLNL-CODE-647188
+#
+# For details, see https://github.com/llnl/spack
+# Please also see the LICENSE file for our notice and the LGPL.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation) version 2.1, February 1999.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the terms and
+# conditions of the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+##############################################################################
+from spack import *
+
+
+class PyColorama(PythonPackage):
+    """Cross-platform colored terminal text."""
+
+    homepage = "https://github.com/tartley/colorama"
+    url      = "https://pypi.io/packages/source/c/colorama/colorama-0.3.7.tar.gz"
+
+    version('0.3.7', '349d2b02618d3d39e5c6aede36fe3c1a')
+
+    depends_on('py-setuptools', type='build')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-netifaces/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-netifaces/package.py
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+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+# Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
+#
+# This file is part of Spack.
+# Created by Todd Gamblin, tgamblin@llnl.gov, All rights reserved.
+# LLNL-CODE-647188
+#
+# For details, see https://github.com/llnl/spack
+# Please also see the LICENSE file for our notice and the LGPL.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation) version 2.1, February 1999.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the terms and
+# conditions of the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+##############################################################################
+from spack import *
+
+
+class PyNetifaces(PythonPackage):
+    """Portable network interface information"""
+
+    homepage = "https://bitbucket.org/al45tair/netifaces"
+    url      = "https://pypi.io/packages/source/n/netifaces/netifaces-0.10.5.tar.gz"
+
+    version('0.10.5', '5b4d1f1310ed279e6df27ef3a9b71519')
+
+    depends_on('py-setuptools', type='build')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-radical-utils/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-radical-utils/package.py
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index 0000000000..fc3d8452b4
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+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-radical-utils/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+# Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
+#
+# This file is part of Spack.
+# Created by Todd Gamblin, tgamblin@llnl.gov, All rights reserved.
+# LLNL-CODE-647188
+#
+# For details, see https://github.com/llnl/spack
+# Please also see the LICENSE file for our notice and the LGPL.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation) version 2.1, February 1999.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the terms and
+# conditions of the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+##############################################################################
+from spack import *
+
+
+class PyRadicalUtils(PythonPackage):
+    """Shared code and tools for various RADICAL Projects"""
+
+    homepage = "http://radical.rutgers.edu"
+    url      = "https://pypi.io/packages/source/r/radical.utils/radical.utils-0.45.tar.gz"
+
+    version('0.45', 'c0bec2a0951b0dc990366d82e78e65fe')
+    version('0.41.1', '923446539545dc157768026c957cecb2')
+
+    depends_on('py-setuptools', type='build')
+    depends_on('py-colorama',   type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('py-netifaces',  type=('build', 'run'))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-saga-python/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-saga-python/package.py
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index 0000000000..48f6237b6e
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+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-saga-python/package.py
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+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+# Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
+#
+# This file is part of Spack.
+# Created by Todd Gamblin, tgamblin@llnl.gov, All rights reserved.
+# LLNL-CODE-647188
+#
+# For details, see https://github.com/llnl/spack
+# Please also see the LICENSE file for our notice and the LGPL.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation) version 2.1, February 1999.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the terms and
+# conditions of the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+##############################################################################
+from spack import *
+
+
+class PySagaPython(PythonPackage):
+    """A light-weight access layer for distributed computing infrastructure"""
+
+    homepage = "http://radical.rutgers.edu"
+    url      = "https://pypi.io/packages/source/s/saga-python/saga-python-0.41.3.tar.gz"
+
+    version('0.41.3', '3f92e16a53635ffe529fca4bae3b705d')
+
+    depends_on('py-setuptools',      type='build')
+    depends_on('py-apache-libcloud', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('py-radical-utils',   type=('build', 'run'))