Bug#354504: marked as done (debian-policy: Please include the python policy in the package)

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• To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
• Subject: debian-policy: Please include the python policy in the package
• From: Lior Kaplan <webmaster@guides.co.il>
• Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:16:47 +0200
• Message-id: <20060226221647.6725.61408.reportbug@localhost>

Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.6.2.2
Severity: wishlist

Please include the Python policy, as done with the Perl policy.
http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/

Thanks.

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• To: Joe Wreschnig <piman@debian.org>
• Cc: 354504-done@bugs.debian.org
• Subject: Re: Bug#354504: debian-policy: Please include the python policy in the package
• From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
• Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:24:10 -0500
• Message-id: <87y7vsa7jp.fsf@glaurung.internal.golden-gryphon.com>
• In-reply-to: <1140993575.27310.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> (Joe Wreschnig's message of "Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:39:35 -0600")
• References: <20060226221647.6725.61408.reportbug@localhost> <1140993575.27310.9.camel@localhost.localdomain>

On 26 Feb 2006, Joe Wreschnig uttered the following:

> On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 00:16 +0200, Lior Kaplan wrote:
>> Please include the Python policy, as done with the Perl policy.
>> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/
>
> Please do not, because the Python policy does not document current
> practice but rather "ideal practice" that we are a long way from. As
> far as that goes, it's not very ideal, and in need of a huge
> overhaul (which it is getting).
>
> (In the future, issues of Python policy should probably be brought
> up on debian-python before anywhere else.)

        Please open a fresh bug report when the python policy is ready
 for inclusion.

        thanks,

        manoj
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