Thanks, that's the context I was missing! Package management is hard. No wonder some folks try to bypass the whole thing and use Docker images instead. :-(
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 8:56 AM Christian Heimes <christ...@python.org> wrote: > On 18/05/2021 16.19, Guido van Rossum wrote: > > There are a few mentions of Debian, but no explanation of what the issue > > is about. Can you elaborate on that? > > Debian and Debian-based distros like Ubuntu are applying downstream > packages and split CPython interpreter and stdlib into multiple > packages. For example venv and distutils is split out and ensurepip is > patched out. Debian packages were also missing dependencies on > ca-certificates and tzdata, which are required for Python's ssl and > zoneinfo modules. The changes caused usability issues for new and > sometimes even for seasoned users of Python. > > I have contacted the SC in the beginning of this year and asked them to > work with Debian maintainers. Some issues have been addressed and will > be available in future releases. Matthias' talk at the language summit > is related to the effort of improving Debian packaging. > > Christian > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) *Pronouns: he/him **(why is my pronoun here?)* <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>
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