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Re: Packaging python-datasette for Debian

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Noted, thank you! I filed an ITP bug for this package here -
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1120835

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM Aryan Karamtoth <spaciouscoder78@disroot.org>
wrote:

>
> On 17-11-2025 06:11, Mahangu Weerasinghe wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > I'm considering packaging datasette -
> > https://github.com/simonw/datasette - for Debian. It's a Python tool
> > for exploring and publishing data as an interactive website.
> >
> > datasette runs as a server, making it well-suited for apt installation.
> >
> > All dependencies are already in Debian and I've built and installed
> > the package locally.
> >
> > Would this be appropriate for Python Team maintenance? Any objections
> > or suggestions before I create the Salsa repository? Thank you!
> >
> > Best,
> > Mahangu
>
> I don't see the need for asking this as this is a python package and the
> team is meant for maintaining just for these kind of packages.
>
> If you're already in the Salsa team, you can proceed with the repository
> and packaging. No need to ask for the permission explicitly as you were
> already given maintainer access just for that.
>
> That said, if you feel that this package is worth being packaged into
> Debian and will be actually useful to the users or devs, sure you can go
> with that if you feel its fit.
>
> You can file a ITP bug and cc it to the debian-devel mailing list to let
> others know that you're packaging it.
>
> --
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>
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