[Python-apps-team] Bug#674073: cython: Python 3 package

[Bradley M. Froehle]

Package: cython
Version: 0.15.1-1ubuntu1
Severity: wishlist

Dear Maintainer,

I'm considering working on packaging a Python 3 version of Cython, but before
doing so I think it'd be prudent to discuss the overall framework.

Rationale
=========

The 'cython' script provided in the 'cython' package already generates Python
3 compatible code, so the rationale for providing a Python 3 version of Cython
is limited to the ability to run "import Cython" from within Python. In
addition, "setup.py" which rely on compiling *.pyx files using "cythonize" or
similar also require a Python 3 version of the package.

Immediate Issues
================

1. Should the package be named cython3, python3-cython, or something else?
2. Should the cython script in the package be renamed and provided as
   cython3 (similar to ipython3, etc), or just dicarded?

Thanks!

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
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Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic (SMP w/16 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages cython depends on:
ii  libc6           2.15-0ubuntu10
ii  python          2.7.3-0ubuntu2
ii  python-support  1.0.14ubuntu2

cython recommends no packages.

Versions of packages cython suggests:
ii  gcc         4:4.6.3-1ubuntu5
ii  python-dev  2.7.3-0ubuntu2

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