On Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:15:13 +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> Wildman <best_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:12:26 +0000, Chris Green wrote:
>>
>> > I'm often hitting this problem, how does one find out what package to
>> > install to provide what a give import needs?
>> >
>> > Currently I'm modifying some code which has 'import gtk', I want to
>> > migrate from Python 2 to Python 3 if I can but at the moment the
>> > import fails in Python 3.
>> >
>> > There are dozens of packages in the Ubuntu repositories which *might*
>> > provide what I need I don't want to try them all! So, is there an
>> > easy way to find out?
>> >
>> > ... and while I'm here, can someone tell me what package I need?
>>
>> Try this:
>>
>> import gi
>> gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
>> from gi.repository import Gtk
>>
> That works but it's a workaround rather than the proper way to do it
> isn't it?
It is the proper way. This page helps explain it.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/784068/what-is-gi-repository-in-python
> ... and doesn't it need an internet connection?
No.
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