I also faced the same problem as Cameron after modifying /usr/share/pycentral-data/pyversions.py to allow single digit version numbers with this patch:
--- /usr/share/pycentral-data/pyversions.py.orig 2010-09-29 12:10:27.000000000 +0200 +++ /usr/share/pycentral-data/pyversions.py 2010-09-29 12:11:04.000000000 +0200 @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ vinfo['current'] = field continue vinfo.setdefault('versions', set()) - ve = re.compile('(>=|<=|<<|=)? *(\d\.\d)$') + ve = re.compile('(>=|<=|<<|=)? *(\d(?:\.\d)?)$') m = ve.match(field) try: op, v = m.group(1), m.group(2) The following errors alle seem to be caused by "print" being changed from statement to function in python3: http://docs.python.org/release/3.0.1/whatsnew/3.0.html#print-is-a-function Setting up python-apt (0.7.98) ... Compiling /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/debfile.py ... SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/debfile.py', 575, 28, ' print(msg, file=sys.stderr)\n')) Compiling /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/gtk2.py ... SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/gtk2.py', 510, 47, ' print("Exception happened:", exc, file=sys.stderr)\n')) Compiling /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/old.py ... SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', ('/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/old.py', 158, 32, ' print("\\r%s" % (s), end=\' \')\n')) pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (17) pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (17) I have no idea how this should be handled to actually support both python 2.x and python 3.x, but this patch does at least let me install python-apt (0.7.98) without errors (but do note that it removes the progress indicator in old.py): --- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/debfile.py.orig 2010-09-28 16:56:50.000000000 +0200 +++ /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/debfile.py 2010-09-29 12:16:14.000000000 +0200 @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def _dbg(self, level, msg): """Write debugging output to sys.stderr.""" if level <= self.debug: - print(msg, file=sys.stderr) + sys.stderr.write(msg) def install(self, install_progress=None): """Install the package.""" --- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/gtk2.py.orig 2010-09-28 16:56:52.000000000 +0200 +++ /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/gtk2.py 2010-09-29 12:16:51.000000000 +0200 @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ try: cache.commit(apt_progress.acquire, apt_progress.install) except Exception as exc: - print("Exception happened:", exc, file=sys.stderr) + sys.stderr.write("Exception happened:", exc) if len(sys.argv) > 1: deb = DebPackage(sys.argv[1], cache) deb.install(apt_progress.dpkg_install) --- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/old.py.orig 2010-09-28 16:56:51.000000000 +0200 +++ /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/old.py 2010-09-29 12:27:39.000000000 +0200 @@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ s = "[%2.f%%] %sB/s %s" % (self.percent, apt_pkg.size_to_str(int(self.currentCPS)), apt_pkg.time_to_str(int(self.eta))) - else: - s = "%2.f%% [Working]" % (self.percent) - print("\r%s" % (s), end=' ') + +# else: +# s = "%2.f%% [Working]" % (self.percent) +# print("\r%s" % (s), end=' ') sys.stdout.flush() return True Bjørn ("I have not python clue whatsoever, and I intend to continue like that") -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org