Possible Mass Bug Filing: String Exceptions Removed in Python 2.6

2010-06-05 Thread Scott Kitterman
As was recently discussed on debian-python: http://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2010/05/msg00111.html String exceptions are no longer supported at all in Python 2.6. Since this is the Python version planned to be the default in Squeeze, packages still using them should be fixed. String exce

Proposed Python Policy changes for shipping py3versions

2010-06-05 Thread Scott Kitterman
Thank you to everyone that reviewed my first py3versions attempt. I've updated it and pushed it to the pkg-python VCS. Source is available at: bzr co http://alioth.debian.org/anonscm/bzr/pkg-python/python3-defaults-debian Attached is a patch to describe the related policy changes. This is mea

Re: python module name conflict

2010-06-05 Thread Emilio Pozuelo Monfort
Hi Frédéric, On 05/06/10 17:43, PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel wrote: > I would like to package this piece of software: > http://www.tango-controls.org/static/tau/latest/doc/html/index.html > > which provides a tau python module. > > but the debian python-tau also provides this tau module. > > I alrea

Request to join the Python Modules Packaging Team

2010-06-05 Thread Alexandre Quessy
Hello, I want to join the Debian Python Modules Packaging Team. My alioth username is alexandrequessy-guest. I am a new member of the Python-App Team and a prolific Python developer. I think I should be member of this team too, since I have a few modules to contribute soon, and probably more later.

python module name conflict

2010-06-05 Thread PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel
Hello I would like to package this piece of software: http://www.tango-controls.org/static/tau/latest/doc/html/index.html which provides a tau python module. but the debian python-tau also provides this tau module. I already propose to the upstream to change the name of the module http://sourc

module name conflict

2010-06-05 Thread PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel
Hello I would like to package this piece of software: http://www.tango-controls.org/static/tau/latest/doc/html/index.html So it provides a tau python module. but the debian python-tau also provides a tau module. I already propose to the upstream to change the name of the module http://sourcefo