Package: python-apt Version: 0.7.100.3 Severity: normal The "W: Unbalanced action groups, expect badness" is always raised if packages are marked for a change.
-- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages python-apt depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg4.10] 0.8.13.2 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii apt-utils [libapt-inst1.2] 0.8.13.2 APT utility programs ii libc6 2.11.2-11 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.6.0-2 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.6.0-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii python 2.6.6-12 interactive high-level object-orie ii python-apt-common 0.7.100.3 Python interface to libapt-pkg (lo ii python2.6 2.6.6-8+b1 An interactive high-level object-o Versions of packages python-apt recommends: ii iso-codes 3.25-1 ISO language, territory, currency, ii lsb-release 3.2-27 Linux Standard Base version report Versions of packages python-apt suggests: pn python-apt-dbg <none> (no description available) ii python-apt-doc 0.7.100.3 Python interface to libapt-pkg (AP ii python-gtk2 2.17.0-4+b1 Python bindings for the GTK+ widge ii python-vte 1:0.24.3-2 Python bindings for the VTE widget -- no debconf information
import apt cache = apt.cache.Cache() pkg = cache["xterm"] with cache.actiongroup(): pkg.mark_install()