Re: Python mx.DateTime

[Joel Rosdahl <joel@debian.org>]

[CC me on replies, since I don't subscribe to debian-user.]

Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net> writes:

> The old program now runs on 1.5 and 2.1 but python2.2 comes up with a
> bunch of module errors.
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/local/bin/net_time.py", line 19, in ?
>     on = DateTimeFrom(lines[0])
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mx/DateTime/DateTime.py", line 218, in DateTimeFrom
>     import Parser
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mx/DateTime/Parser.py", line 18, in ?
>     import DateTime,ISO,ARPA,Timezone
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mx/DateTime/ISO.py", line 14, in ?
>     import DateTime,Timezone
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mx/DateTime/Timezone.py", line 49, in ?
>     tzRE= re.compile(tz)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py", line 178, in compile
>     return _compile(pattern, flags)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py", line 228, in _compile
>     raise error, v # invalid expression
> sre_constants.error: redefinition of group name 'sign' as group 7; was group 3

This seems to have been fixed in MX DateTime version 2.0.3.  Please
try with a current package from unstable
(http://packages.debian.org/unstable/interpreters/python2.2-egenix-mxdatetime.html).

> I'm copying the maintainer just in case he hasn't seen the above.

I hadn't.

        Regards,
        Joel

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