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

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

Hello Python Team,

On 12/30/2011 07:11 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

Is there any consensus on this bug report? I only heard one comment from
Julian. I think if python (>= 2.7) could just provide python-argparse,
this issue would be resolved.

Thanks,
Ritesh


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