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Packaging python-datasette for Debian

Started byMahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
First post2025-11-17 01:50 +0100
Last post2025-11-18 14:20 +0100
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  Packaging python-datasette for Debian Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com> - 2025-11-17 01:50 +0100
    Re: Packaging python-datasette for Debian Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com> - 2025-11-17 14:00 +0100
      Re: Packaging python-datasette for Debian Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com> - 2025-11-17 15:20 +0100
        Re: Packaging python-datasette for Debian Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com> - 2025-11-18 14:20 +0100

#17162 — Packaging python-datasette for Debian

FromMahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
Date2025-11-17 01:50 +0100
SubjectPackaging python-datasette for Debian
Message-ID<LRVBn-dvVB-3@gated-at.bofh.it>

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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

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#17163

FromMahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
Date2025-11-17 14:00 +0100
Message-ID<LS6ZP-dDqr-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
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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.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Aryan Karamtoth,
> Sponsored Maintainer @Debian
> Ports Maintainer @FreeBSD
>
> IRC: SpaciousCoder78
> Matrix: @SpaciousCoder78:matrix.org
> XMPP: SpaciousCoder78@xmpp.earth
>
> GPG Fingerprint: 7A7D 9308 2BD1 9BAF A83B 7E34 FE90 07B8 ED64 0421
>
>

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#17164

FromMahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
Date2025-11-17 15:20 +0100
Message-ID<LS8ff-dEop-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
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I've pushed my work to Salsa -
https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/datasette

The package builds successfully with gbp and lintian passes.

Could I please request a sponsor to provide feedback and potentially upload
this package? ITP here -
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1120835

Thank you!

Best,
Mahangu

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Aryan Karamtoth,
>> Sponsored Maintainer @Debian
>> Ports Maintainer @FreeBSD
>>
>> IRC: SpaciousCoder78
>> Matrix: @SpaciousCoder78:matrix.org
>> XMPP: SpaciousCoder78@xmpp.earth
>>
>> GPG Fingerprint: 7A7D 9308 2BD1 9BAF A83B 7E34 FE90 07B8 ED64 0421
>>
>>

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#17172

FromMahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
Date2025-11-18 14:20 +0100
Message-ID<LStMJ-dTmh-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
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Resending to list. Apologies!

On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
wrote:

> > Other than that, the packaging looks fine to me. You should file a RFS
> bug (upload your package to https://mentors.debian.net and use the RFS
> template) and also type "!rfs datasette" in #debian-python on IRC which
> adds your package to the RFS queue so that a potential sponsor can stumble
> across your package and sponsor it if they wish to.
> Thank you for the guidance!
>
> Mentors URL - https://mentors.debian.net/package/datasette/
>
> RSF bug - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1120933
>
> And I did `!rfs datasette` in #debian-python to add it to the RFS queue in
> the channel topic.
>
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM Aryan Karamtoth <
> spaciouscoder78@disroot.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 17-11-2025 19:45, Mahangu Weerasinghe wrote:
>>
>> I've pushed my work to Salsa -
>> https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/datasette
>>
>> The package builds successfully with gbp and lintian passes.
>>
>> Could I please request a sponsor to provide feedback and
>> potentially upload this package? ITP here -
>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1120835
>>
>> I've had a look at the files (didn't run any tests).
>>
>> in d/changelog, since this is a NEW package, only the notes about Initial
>> Release that closes the bug should suffice.
>>
>> Other than that, the packaging looks fine to me. You should file a RFS
>> bug (upload your package to https://mentors.debian.net and use the RFS
>> template) and also type "!rfs datasette" in #debian-python on IRC which
>> adds your package to the RFS queue so that a potential sponsor can stumble
>> across your package and sponsor it if they wish to.
>>
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Best,
>> Mahangu
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM Mahangu Weerasinghe <mahangu@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Aryan Karamtoth,
>>>> Sponsored Maintainer @Debian
>>>> Ports Maintainer @FreeBSD
>>>>
>>>> IRC: SpaciousCoder78
>>>> Matrix: @SpaciousCoder78:matrix.org
>>>> XMPP: SpaciousCoder78@xmpp.earth
>>>>
>>>> GPG Fingerprint: 7A7D 9308 2BD1 9BAF A83B 7E34 FE90 07B8 ED64 0421
>>>>
>>>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Aryan Karamtoth,
>> Sponsored Maintainer @Debian
>> Ports Maintainer @FreeBSD
>>
>> Matrix: @SpaciousCoder78:matrix.org
>> XMPP: SpaciousCoder78@xmpp.earth
>>
>> GPG Fingerprint: 7A7D 9308 2BD1 9BAF A83B 7E34 FE90 07B8 ED64 0421
>>
>>

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