#5934: [with spkg; positive review] networkx -- fix bad spkg
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Reporter: was | Owner: rlm
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: blocker | Milestone: sage-4.0
Component: graph theory | Resolution: fixed
Keywords: |
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Comment(by jason):
Replying to [comment:5 rlm]:
> Replying to [comment:3 mabshoff]:
> > I see little point in downgrading the spkg - why not fix the problem
in the first place and use NetworkX 0.99?
>
> NetworkX changes too drastically from release to release to base Sage
graphs on. Until we can finish our own implementation, it is much easier
to stick to version 0.36.
I think this is a bit unfair to characterize NetworkX this way. They did
a major rewrite between versions 0.37 and 0.99, hence had some API
changes. They have a helpful page addressing API changes:
http://networkx.lanl.gov/reference/api_changes.html. I think it does
require some resources to make sure that we work with 0.99, but that is
normal updating based on a new major release of a project, not a
constantly changing project that is difficult to keep up with. NetworkX
still saves us a lot of time implementing a number of algorithms that they
already have.
That said, I don't have time right now to update to 0.99. However, I
think updating to 0.99 is a very feasible project for a student, for
example. My guess (given how seldom networkx is updated) the effort would
not be wasted at all.
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