Ned Deily <n...@python.org> added the comment: Addressing your point (5):
> (5) dbm.gnu is not a default, and I can't even work out how to get it enabled > with the stock Python installation (i.e. without building my own Python > against e.g. Macports gdbm) If you are using MacPorts, the easiest way is to use a Python from MacPorts. For example, port install py36-gdbm would install everything you would need to use gdbm with their python3.6. > Is it a problem to ship dbm.gnu as part of the default install, so that it is > more feasible to assume its existence? The main problem is that gdbm is GPL3 licensed. Python source distributions do not include any GPL3-licensed software to avoid tainting Python itself. We therefore avoid shipping GPL3 software with python.org binary releases, like our macOS installers. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue33074> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
