[Debian-lego-team] Future of nxt-python

Scott Kitterman debian at kitterman.com
Sun Nov 13 06:27:33 UTC 2016


On Sunday, November 13, 2016 07:22:32 AM Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> [Scott Kitterman]
> 
> > I think I give up on this package.
> 
> OK.  Can you please transfer it to the LEGO team first?

Certainly.

> > Upstream is virtually dead and has not, after three years, produced an
> > update to work with python-usb 1.0 [1].  My NXT isn't working, so I've
> > no way to test this.
> 
> Sad to hear.  Note, as I mentioned in the bug report about a new
> upstream there are seveal forks on github with updated patches, so a new
> upstream might be elected.
> 
> > I can either rm the package or pass it off to someone else in the
> > team.  I don't think it's worth leaving in the archive without someone
> > to care for it as it needs someone to work out the python-usb
> > situation to be useful.
> > 
> > If no one is interested, I'll ask for the rm in a few weeks.
> 
> I'm interested, and use it to play with my NXT using python-nxt
> regularly.

Feel free to take it over with my permission if you get time to do an upload 
before I do.  I should have time this week to do it, but I've thought that 
before.

Thanks for taking it over.  

Scott K



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