On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 11:24:52PM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Cyril Roelandt <tipec...@gmail.com> skribis: > > > * guix/import/pypi.scm (compute-inputs): remove python-setuptools from the > > inputs. > > * tests/pypi.scm ("pypi->guix-package", "pypi->guix-package, wheels"): > > Update > > accordingly. > > IIRC python-setuptools is needed for Python 2.x only, right? I keep > forgetting what the deal is.
In my experience, it is more often required for Python 2.x, but sometimes it is required by Python 3.x packages, and sometimes not for Python 2.x packages. I'd be happy to get a more systematic explanation, or to be shown wrong. A simple rule would be great :)