Bug#865861: python-kde4: Qtwebkit not available breaks importing plasma module

[Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com>]

On June 25, 2017 7:24:58 AM EDT, ZevenOS <leszek@zevenos.com> wrote:
>
>Package: python-kde4
>Version: 4:4.14.3-2
>Severity: grave
>Justification: renders package unusable
>
>Dear Maintainer,
>
>   * What led up to the situation?
>Importing Plasma in python scripts throws an error
>
>   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>     ineffective)?
>from PyKDE4.plasma import *
>fails

I think the error here is not removing PyKDE4.plasma from the package entirely.  Since Stretch ships Qt5 based Plasma, the Qt4 based PyKDE4 will never work with it.

The WebKit removal was intentional due to lack of upstream support and known security vulnerabilities.

Scott K