[Python-modules-team] Bug#803096: python-bcrypt: please update python-bcrypt

[Daniel Stender]

Yes, I would like to help with this.

Actually also #796853 suggests to switch to pyuca-bcrypt (the other one), that bug is grave
so action is needed.

So, "update" = "replace by update" (same package)?

Daniel

On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:43:47 +0100 Raphael Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org> wrote:
> I have a similar need for Django 1.9 whose test suite currently fails due
> to this...
> 
> Except that the package currently tracks py-bcrypt:
> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py-bcrypt
> 
> And the version that seem to be most popular is this one which is
> backwards compatible with py-bcrypt: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/bcrypt
> 
> I would suggest to just switch to bcrypt. The other ones seems
> unmaintained and the google code hosting is now read only without
> any clear place for followup.
> 
> I'm ccing the upstream author of py-bcrypt to have his input. Damien,
> maybe you should officially deprecate py-bcrypt in favor of bcrypt?
> 
> And update http://www.mindrot.org/projects/py-bcrypt/ and pypi accordingly.
> (I don't think that you can update google code at this point)
> 
> Daniel, the current maintainer seems MIA, are you willing to prepare the
> update so that I can sponsor it? :-)
> 
> Simon, in case you read this, shall we drop you from the uploaders or are
> you willing to handle this update?
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

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