[Python-modules-team] Bug#599663: Please consider splitting out the ipython-wx frontend and moving wxpython recommends to a depends of that package

[Josh Triplett]

Package: ipython
Version: 0.10-2
Severity: normal

ipython currently includes the ipython-wx frontend, which will simply
fail with a python traceback unless the user installs the wxpython
package recommended by ipython.  Please consider splitting out the GUI
into its own package, which can then have a Depends on the necessary GUI
libraries.  This will also make ipython not pull in GUI packages by
default (since recommends do get installed by default now).

Thanks,
Josh Triplett

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.36-rc6-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages ipython depends on:
ii  python                        2.6.6-3    interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-pexpect                2.3-1      Python module for automating inter
ii  python-support                1.0.10     automated rebuilding support for P

Versions of packages ipython recommends:
pn  global                        <none>     (no description available)
ii  python [python-ctypes]        2.6.6-3    interactive high-level object-orie
pn  python-foolscap               <none>     (no description available)
pn  python-openssl                <none>     (no description available)
ii  python-twisted-core           10.1.0-3   Event-based framework for internet
pn  python-wxgtk2.8               <none>     (no description available)
ii  python-zope.interface         3.5.3-1+b1 Interfaces for Python

Versions of packages ipython suggests:
pn  libjs-jquery          <none>             (no description available)
ii  python-gobject        2.21.4+is.2.21.3-1 Python bindings for the GObject li
ii  python-gtk2           2.17.0-4           Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
pn  python-matplotlib     <none>             (no description available)
ii  python-numpy          1:1.4.1-5          Numerical Python adds a fast array
pn  python-profiler       <none>             (no description available)
pn  python-qt3 | python-q <none>             (no description available)

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