[Python-modules-team] Bug#653650: ipython: Please depend on "python (>= 2.7) | python-argparse"

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

I will be able to look into it only in Jan 2nd week. If there is consensus,
please feel free to change it.

On Friday, December 30, 2011, Julian Taylor wrote:

> tags 653650 + wontfix
> thanks
>
> On 12/30/2011 12:29 AM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Source: ipython
> > Version: 0.11-2
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > The unconditional dependency on python-argparse always pulls in
> python2.6.
> >
> > argparse was included in python2.7
> >
> > Please change the argparse dependency to
> >    python (>= 2.7) | python-argparse
> >
> > The same change also makes sense for the build dependencies.
> >
> >
>
> This will not install python-argparse needed for the 2.6 variants.
> The only really satisfying option is adding explicit ipython2.6 packages
> which I'm not going to do that as 2.6 will disappear at some point and
> packaging is complex enough as is.
>
> It is my opinion that argparse should revert the 2.6 only change instead
> of forcing everyone else to update their packages for no valid reason.
> The better way to phase out python-argparse is to wait until python2.6
> removal and then let python provide it (like ubuntu did).
> To get rid of the harmless pkg-ressources warning one could remove the
> 2.7 symlinks from the package.
>
>

-- 
Ritesh Raj Sarraf
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