Re: new dh_python proposal

[Kumar Appaiah <a.kumar@alumni.iitm.ac.in>]

On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 12:00:09PM -0400, anatoly techtonik wrote:
> Now about the proposal (from newcomer's point of view):
> dh_python is a shell script -- I have a strong belief that Python
> package automation scripts should be written in Python, there is no
> need to learn bashes when you program Python - do not expect that
> package maintainers will be able to debug their scripts in shell
> language.
[skipping the rest of your mail]

I got the impression that dh_python will be written in Piotr's
favourite language, Python, but may need to be rewritten in Perl for
inclusion in debhelper:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2009/08/msg00006.html

Kumar