Hi Debian (2016.07.31_16:21:48_-0400) In fact, qtile also doesn't need to depend on python{3,}-cffi. The way it is using cffi only involves the cffi backend.
SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272
diff -Nru qtile-0.10.6/debian/control qtile-0.10.6/debian/control --- qtile-0.10.6/debian/control 2016-05-29 09:30:58.000000000 -0400 +++ qtile-0.10.6/debian/control 2016-07-31 16:37:08.000000000 -0400 @@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ Package: python-qtile Architecture: any -Depends: python-cffi (>= 1.3.0), - python-xcffib (>= 0.4.0), +Depends: python-xcffib (>= 0.4.0), python-cairocffi (>= 0.7), python-trollius, libglib2.0-0, @@ -65,9 +64,8 @@ Package: python3-qtile Architecture: any -Depends: python-cffi (>= 1.3.0), - python-xcffib (>= 0.4.0), - python-cairocffi (>= 0.7), +Depends: python3-xcffib (>= 0.4.0), + python3-cairocffi (>= 0.7), libglib2.0-0, libpango1.0-0, libpangocairo-1.0-0,