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Re: Best practice for adding python3 version to existing module with helper programs?

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On Jun 24, 2016, at 03:30 PM, Ben Finney wrote:

>Neil Muller <drnlmuller+python@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I'm working on packaging the latest version of sqlobject, which adds
>> supprt for python 3, and I'm unsure of how best to handle the helper
>> applications that ship as part of the package. The helper applications
>> will work with both python2 and python3, so it's not clear to me how
>> to apply the advice given in [1], and I'd ideally want the helper
>> programs available regardless of which version of the module is
>> installed.  
>
>What is the purpose of the helper applications? Is there a significant
>use case for “I want specifically the Python 2 version of this
>application”?
>
>If not, I would advise making only the Python 3 applications available,
>in a separate binary package (and put it it “Section: database”) which
>describes the purpose without mentioning Python versions.

I concur with Ben.  If the end user won't care whether Python 2 or 3 is used
and the helper works the same regardless of which Python invokes it, please
just ship the Python 3 version.  It should go in a separate binary package.

Cheers,
-Barry

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Best practice for adding python3 version to existing module with  helper programs? Neil Muller <drnlmuller+python@gmail.com> - 2016-06-24 00:50 +0200
  Re: Best practice for adding python3 version to existing module with helper programs? Clint Byrum <spamaps@debian.org> - 2016-06-24 01:30 +0200
  Re: Best practice for adding python3 version to existing module with helper programs? Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-06-24 07:40 +0200
    Re: Best practice for adding python3 version to existing module  with helper programs? Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-06-24 15:40 +0200

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