diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
index 2306292eb8c8f..e4be95bb3a100 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ in {
   inherit toPythonModule toPythonApplication;
 
   python = toPythonModule python;
-  # Dont take pythonPackages from "global" pkgs scope to avoid mixing python versions
-  pythonPackages = self;
+
+  # Don't take pythonPackages from "global" pkgs scope to avoid mixing python versions.
+  # Prevent `pkgs/top-level/release-attrpaths-superset.nix` from recursing more than one level here.
+  pythonPackages = self // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index dc27ad457ee32..53e1ebde43ff6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17337,19 +17337,20 @@ with pkgs;
 
   # List of extensions with overrides to apply to all Python package sets.
   pythonPackagesExtensions = [ ];
+
   # Python package sets.
-  python27Packages = python27.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  python39Packages = python39.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  python310Packages = python310.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  python311Packages = recurseIntoAttrs python311.pkgs // { pythonPackages = python311.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; }; };
-  python312Packages = recurseIntoAttrs python312.pkgs // { pythonPackages = python312.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; }; };
-  python313Packages = python313.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  pypyPackages = pypy.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  pypy2Packages = pypy2.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  pypy27Packages = pypy27.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  pypy3Packages = pypy3.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  pypy39Packages = pypy39.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
-  pypy310Packages = pypy310.pkgs // { __attrsFailEvaluation = true; };
+  python27Packages = python27.pkgs;
+  python39Packages = python39.pkgs;
+  python310Packages = python310.pkgs;
+  python311Packages = python311.pkgs;
+  python312Packages = python312.pkgs;
+  python313Packages = python313.pkgs;
+  pypyPackages = pypy.pkgs;
+  pypy2Packages = pypy2.pkgs;
+  pypy27Packages = pypy27.pkgs;
+  pypy3Packages = pypy3.pkgs;
+  pypy39Packages = pypy39.pkgs;
+  pypy310Packages = pypy310.pkgs;
 
   py3c = callPackage ../development/libraries/py3c { };