[maemo-developers] Are there different versions of python?

[From: Daniel Martin Yerga]

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Hi.

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:37:05 +0100
Pavel Rojtberg <lists at madman2k.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I just released a new version of my music player and people started to
> show up where:
> 
> * "import gnome.gconf" does not work, although python2.5-gnome is
> installed

There was a bug in some version of python2.5-gnome about it. But it was
fixed in some later version.
I have 2.18.0-1osso3, and it works

> * "gtk.set_application_name()" is not available

I don't know about it, but in python2.5-gtk2 2.12.1-1osso2 it works.

> how can that be? Both errors do not necessarily occur simultaneously.
> System is IT OS2008.

If there is some previous version with some bug as these, and the user
has this previous version installed, it can happen. 

You could put as dependence in the .deb package the version you are
using* or later, so if the user has a previous version with some bug,
it will be updated.

* and it works for you (I think the developers should always have the
last one).

For example, in debian/control, you should add a line with:
Depends: python2.5-gtk2 (>= 2.12.1-1osso2), .....

> The original Thread for reference:
> http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13792&page=5
> 
> Pavel
> 

Regards.
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Daniel Martin Yerga
http://yerga.net
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