Bug#833109: ITP: python-overpy -- wrapper to access the OpenStreetMap Overpass API

[Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org>]

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 12:14 AM, Sebastiaan Couwenberg
<sebastic@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On 08/01/2016 01:02 AM, Sandro Tosi wrote:
>> * Package name    : python-overpy
>>   Version         : 0.3.1
>>   Upstream Author : PhiBo (DinoTools)
>> * URL             : https://github.com/DinoTools/python-overpy
>> * License         : MIT
>>   Programming Lang: Python
>>   Description     : wrapper to access the OpenStreetMap Overpass API
>
> Another one?

yes, another one

> You just packaged overpass not too long ago
>
>  https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/overpass
>
> How does overpy compare to overpass?

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API#Python_API

in particular, overpass has a pretty simple implementation of the
language, which doesnt allow to specify any recursive operator

> Either one will be nice for the osm task of the Debian GIS blend, but
> I'm don't have a clear view on your python modules in DPMT.

what view do you need?

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