diff --git a/shape/shell.nix b/shape/shell.nix
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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+let
+  python-with-my-packages = pkgs.python3.withPackages (p: with p; [
+    pillow
+    pygments
+  ]);
+in
+python-with-my-packages.env