On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 10:27:39PM +1000, Ben Woodcroft wrote: > * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-pyqi, python2-pyqi): New variables.
Thanks for the patches! > + (source > + (origin > + (method url-fetch) > + ;; Use GitHub as source because PyPI archive does not contain tests. > + (uri (string-append "https://github.com/biocore/pyqi/archive/" > + version ".tar.gz")) I've had some success asking upstream authors to start releasing their test suites on PyPi. YMMV. This is not a "blocker". > + (arguments > + `(#:phases > + (modify-phases %standard-phases > + (add-before 'build 'remove-version-requirement > + (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys) > + (substitute* "setup.py" > + (("if ver not in \\['2.7', '3.3'\\]:") > + (string-append > + "if ver not in ['2.7', '3.3', '" > + (string-take (string-take-right > + (assoc-ref inputs "python") 5) 3) > + "']:"))))) I assume everything works with this change :) > + (home-page "http://bipy.github.io/pyqi") This is what PyPi calls the home page, but I get 404. Did it work for you, meaning I am experiencing a transient error? Or should we use something else?