Major update of python-support
Hi, I have just uploaded a new version of python-support to experimental. It includes several major changes: * Installation directory moved from /var/lib/python-support to /usr/lib/pymodules * Public modules moved from /usr/share/python-support/$package to /usr/share/pyshared * Public extensions moved from /usr/lib/python-support/$package/pythonX.Y to /usr/lib/pyshared/pythonX.Y * Private modules are now handled per-file instead of per-directory, allowing exclusions and dealing better with packages sharing a private modules directory I’m pretty confident that the existing packages will work correctly with this new version since the runtime is still very robust (although of course a surprise is always possible). Only the following packages are expected to fail, and I will file bug reports so that a solution is found before python-support goes to unstable: gnumed-client phenny pymol However I wish I could be so sure about building packages, but the metadata format has changed so you can expect some big failures. I have used a few sample packages during my testing, but this is far from enough. As such, it would be very nice if people maintaining various kinds of Python packages could test building them with the new version and see whether the resulting packages actually work. This way, we could avoid triggering dozens of FTBFS bugs when making the change. Thanks, -- .''`. Debian 5.0 "Lenny" has been released! : :' : `. `' Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told `-me that if you don't install Lenny, he'd melt your brain. signature.asc Description: Ceci est une partie de message numériquement signée
More info and interest
Hi, [cross posting to debian-science and debian-python] I want to draw you attention to an RFP that might deserve more attention: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515319 It is concerned with a Matlab-to-Python "converter". The project aims to aid the conversion of Matlab code to Python. While this software seems to be in a rather early stage of development it has nevertheless the potential to become a mighty tool to facilitate the migration of an unestimable amount of Matlab code to a free language/computing environment and hence a global migration toward the use of free software. These guys published a paper about their compiler in the journal 'Frontier in Neuroinformatics' (open-access as it should be ;) http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroinformatics/paper/10.3389/neuro.11/005.2009/ According to the journals access statistics it receives an impressive amount of attention. It would really cool to have that beast in the flagship of free software (which is Debian for those who wonder ;). Thanks, Michael -- GPG key: 1024D/3144BE0F Michael Hanke http://apsy.gse.uni-magdeburg.de/hanke ICQ: 48230050 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ITP: skype4py -- Skype API wrapper for Python
* Piotr Ożarowski [2009-02-18 14:37]: > [Rafael Laboissiere, 2009-02-18] > > I just filed a request to join the DPMT at Alioth, but I am not sure it is > > enough. Please, add me (alioth login: rafael) to the team. > > I will add you to the team this evening, [...] Thanks. > [...] you have commit rights already as you're a DD. Sure, I have forgot about this. I have already committed the skype4py Debian files and made the necessary changes for uploading the package to unstable. David, could you please take a look at what I did? -- Rafael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ITP: skype4py -- Skype API wrapper for Python
[Rafael Laboissiere, 2009-02-18] > I just filed a request to join the DPMT at Alioth, but I am not sure it is > enough. Please, add me (alioth login: rafael) to the team. I will add you to the team this evening, you have commit rights already as you're a DD. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ITP: skype4py -- Skype API wrapper for Python
* David Spreen [2009-02-17 08:40]: > Package: wnpp > Owner: David Spreen > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: skype4py > Version : 1.0.31.1 > Upstream Author : Arkadiusz Wahlig > * URL or Web page : https://developer.skype.com/wiki/Skype4Py > * License : BSD Style License > Description : Skype API wrapper for Python > Category : contrib > > I intend to co-maintain skype4py (the binary package is called > python-skype) with Rafael Laboissiere , who > prepared unofficial packages at http://alioth.debian.org/~rafael/skype/. > We plan to do this within the Debian Python Modules Team, if the team > agrees. > > The packages above need some work, particularly the copyright file > points to the wrong license and the author is not mentioned. Moreover, > the package needs to be updated to the newest version. > > If DPMT is okay with this, Rafael would like to transfer the package > into the team svn so we can begin the work. I just filed a request to join the DPMT at Alioth, but I am not sure it is enough. Please, add me (alioth login: rafael) to the team. Thanks, -- Rafael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Compiled bytecode files location (was: Python related changes for unstable/squeeze)
Le mercredi 18 février 2009 à 13:33 +1100, Ben Finney a écrit : > I saw no response to Message-ID: <87skwceynw@benfinney.id.au> on > this forum, but would love to be convinced this will be fixed. This is > probably the last remaining issue keeping me with ‘python-central’ for > my packages. As I already said, there is no compelling reason to stay in /var, and this can be changed without too much breakage - I just couldn’t do that right before the lenny release. I just proposed /usr/lib/pymodules/pythonX.Y instead. Do you think that location is suitable? -- .''`. Debian 5.0 "Lenny" has been released! : :' : `. `' Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told `-me that if you don't install Lenny, he'd melt your brain. signature.asc Description: Ceci est une partie de message numériquement signée
