On Thu, 2017-03-09 at 09:58 +0200, Aivar Annamaa wrote: > Hi! > > I've developed a Python IDE for beginners, Thonny (http://thonny.org) > and I intend to package it for Debian > (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857042).
Nice. > The application would consist of a Python 3 package named "thonny" > (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/thonny), a simple launch script (python3 > -m thonny), desktop file and icon. It depends only on Python 3.4 or > later with Tkinter. You've got the dependency chain covered. > For the needs of the main application, the Python package could be > private for the application, but as 3rd party Thonny plugins may need to > import something from there, it makes sense to treat it as a shared > Python package. Ack. > By the example of similar app Spyder > (https://packages.debian.org/sid/spyder3), I thought that it makes sense > to create two binary packages: "python3-thonny" for the Python package > and "thonny" for providing end user facilities. Would you agree with > this plan? Sounds ok. > If I want to publish Thonny under one of the Python teams, which one > should I choose? (My own preference would be Python Modules, because I'm > more comfortable with git than with svn). You can use git with PAPT too. > If it's good idea to publish it under Python Modules Team, can you > please add me to the team (my Alioth user is aivarannamaa-guest)? I've > read the policy document and agree with it. > > Is anyone willing to sponsor the package? You can start working on the packaging on a private repository whilst waiting for being accepted to a team (PAPT, DPMT or others). You will need a functional package before seeking sponsorship. Cheers, Ghis
