[Python-modules-team] Bug#782756: Bug#782756: should not be in Section: python

[Ben Finney]

Brian May <brian at microcomaustralia.com.au> writes:

> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 at 21:39 Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org> wrote:
>
> > mkdocs is a "static site generator geared towards building project
> > documentation". […]
>
> What section should mkdocs go into?
>
> I guess I chose python because it is most likely to be used by Python
> libraries.

I'd say the ‘python’ section is only appropriate if the package
primarily installs a Python *library*, or something very specific to
Python programming.

A “static site generator” clearly doesn't meet that, IMO.

> > Please change the section to 'web', 'utils' or 'misc'.

Package section descriptions for “unstable” are listed at
<URL:https://packages.debian.org/unstable/>.

> If I change it again, I want to make sure I only change it once.

What does the package primarily install? Would you characterise the
work's purpose as:

* web: “Web servers, browsers, proxies, download tools etc.”

* utils: “Utilities for file/disk manipulation, backup and archive
  tools, system monitoring, input systems, etc.”

I think one of those two is best (this doesn't seem unusual enough for
the ‘misc’ section).

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Ben Finney <ben at benfinney.id.au>