2009/1/27 Stefano Zacchiroli <[email protected]>: > Package: python-apt > Version: 0.7.8 > Severity: wishlist > > As far as I can deduce from the documentation of the high-level apt > interface [1], there is no way to access all available versions of the > current package: you are restricted to installed and candidate > versions only. > > Yes, I can access all of them using the low-level apt_pkg API, but it > is way more cumbersome. I believe it'd make sense to have an iterator > over all available versions of the current package, in the high-level > API. Yes of course. I will see if I can do this. My plan would be to create a class Version, and add an iterator versions to apt.package.Package.And reimplement candidateX() and installedX() methods to use this class. > > Sorry in advance if I missed the actual way to do that without leaving > the high-level interface. > > Cheers. > > [1] http://apt.alioth.debian.org/python-apt-doc/apt/package.html > by the way: thanks for that! > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 5.0 > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages python-apt depends on: > ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.7-6-4.6 0.7.20.1 Advanced front-end for dpkg > ii apt-utils [libapt-inst-libc6. 0.7.20.1 APT utility programs > ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libgcc1 1:4.3.3-1 GCC support library > ii libstdc++6 4.3.3-1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 > ii lsb-release 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base version > report > ii python 2.5.2-3 An interactive high-level > object-o > ii python-central 0.6.8 register and build utility for > Pyt > > python-apt recommends no packages. > > Versions of packages python-apt suggests: > pn python-apt-dbg <none> (no description available) > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > >
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