Re: Debian Python Policy [draft]

[Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca>]

Donovan Baarda wrote:
> In my above diagrams the (>=2.1,<2.2) dependancy could be replaced with a 
> python-api-2.1 provided by python (as suggested by Neil), but I think this 
> actually introduces confusion rather than convenience. The problem is that it 
> doesn't really represent a particular version of the api, just a particular 
> version range of the "latest" python package.

It does represent the version of the API (for bytecode and the extension
module binary interface).  I suppose I am abusing it in the sense that
only the "python" can provide it.  If we go with your plan we drop -api
bit and use python-X.Y instead.

  Neil