Bug#538853: ITP: scitools -- Python library for scientific computing

["Johannes Ring" <johannr@simula.no>]

Hi Sandro,

On Wed, July 29, 2009 09:12, Sandro Tosi wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 08:25, Johannes Ring<johannr@simula.no> wrote:
>> Hi Guillaume,
>>
>> On Tue, July 28, 2009 16:47, Guillaume Pellerin wrote:
>>> Johannes Ring wrote:
>>>> Package: wnpp
>>>> Severity: wishlist
>>>> X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
>>>>
>>>> Package name: scitools
>>>
>>> You need to name your package as describe by the Debian Python Policy :
>>> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-module_packages.html#s-package_names
>>
>> Yes, the package is already named python-scitools. I guess I just
>> thought
>> that the 'Package name' field should contain the name of the source
>> package and not the name of the binary package.
>
> you might also consider joining DMPT[1]
>
> [1] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/PythonModulesTeam

Yes, I have thought about it. Actually I subscribed to the debian-python
mailing list yesterday. However, since I am already a member of the
pkg-scicomp group I thought that the package might as well go there but
maybe it fits better under the DPMT.

Johannes