diff --git a/119_PopGen/PopGen.eb b/119_PopGen/PopGen.eb
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+easyblock = 'Tarball'
+
+name = 'PopGen'
+version = '1.1'
+versionsuffix = '-Python-%(pyver)s'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.mobilityanalytics.org/popgen.html'
+description = "Synthetic Population Generator"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2021b'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://www.mobilityanalytics.org/uploads/5/0/5/4/5054275/']
+sources = ['popgen_%(version_major)s_%(version_minor)s.zip']
+checksums = ['db72c69250b129d70291feba773048eb555c22245b2715d0356a208bb4e6ba6c']
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('Python', '2.7.18'),
+    ('SciPy-bundle', '2021.10', versionsuffix),
+    ('libxml2', '2.9.10'),  # for lxml
+    ('libxslt', '1.1.34'),  # for lxml
+    ('mysqlclient', '1.4.6', versionsuffix),
+]
+
+exts_default_options = {
+    'source_urls': [PYPI_SOURCE],
+    'download_dep_fail': True,
+    'use_pip': True,
+}
+exts_defaultclass = 'PythonPackage'
+
+exts_list = [
+    ('pp', '1.6.5', {
+        'checksums': ['469b7865c06517fe0dead3f51632274d350b682122df8ac8f3b69c75e5150626'],
+    }),
+    ('lxml', '4.9.2', {
+        'checksums': ['2455cfaeb7ac70338b3257f41e21f0724f4b5b0c0e7702da67ee6c3640835b67'],
+    }),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['popgen_manager.py'],
+    'dirs': ['command_line_algorithm', 'synthesizer_algorithm'],
+}
+
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    "python $EBROOTPOPGEN/popgen_manager.py --help",
+    "export PYTHONNOUSERSITE=1 && python -m pip check",
+]
+
+modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': ['', 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages']}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/119_PopGen/mysqlclient-1.4.6-foss-2021b-Python-2.7.18.eb b/119_PopGen/mysqlclient-1.4.6-foss-2021b-Python-2.7.18.eb
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+easyblock = 'PythonPackage'
+
+name = 'mysqlclient'
+version = '1.4.6'
+versionsuffix = '-Python-%(pyver)s'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/PyMySQL/mysqlclient-python'
+description = """Python interface to MySQL"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCC', 'version': '11.2.0'}
+
+sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['f3fdaa9a38752a3b214a6fe79d7cae3653731a53e577821f9187e67cbecb2e16']
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('Python', '2.7.18'),
+    ('MariaDB', '10.6.4'),
+]
+
+# enable static linking to fix problem with unresolved symbols in mysql.so
+prebuildopts = "sed -i 's/static = False/static = True/g' site.cfg && "
+
+options = {'modulename': 'MySQLdb'}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'