Bug#533824: python-gtk2: Implement consensus solution

[David Liontooth]

Package: python-gtk2
Version: 2.16.0-1
Severity: normal


Sandro Tosi, the reportbug maintainer, wrote:

> don't issue a warning at import time (because it still could be
> interesting have a "limited functionalities" module loaded) but raise
> an exception the very moment you're calling a method needing DISPLAY.

Jakub Wilk <ubanus at users.sf.net> responds:

That would be a perfectly acceptable solution to me.

Could the python-gtk2 maintainer Sebastien Bacher chime in and either implement this solution or work with Sandro to find another?

Cheers,
Dave

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.27.26 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-gtk2 depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0            1.22.0-1          The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                  2.9-1             GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2              1.8.6-2           The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1         2.6.0-4           generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6           2.3.9-5           FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.20.5-1          The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0            2.16.2-1          The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libpango1.0-0          1.24.0-3+b1       Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  python                 2.5.4-2           An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-cairo [python2. 1.8.4-3           Python bindings for the Cairo vect
ii  python-gobject [python 2.16.1-1          Python bindings for the GObject li
ii  python-numpy [python2. 1:1.2.1-1         Numerical Python adds a fast array
ii  python-support         1.0.3             automated rebuilding support for P
ii  python2.5              2.5.4-1           An interactive high-level object-o
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 compression library - runtime

python-gtk2 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-gtk2 suggests:
pn  python-gtk2-doc               <none>     (no description available)

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