[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Steve Dower added the comment: Distutils is now deprecated (see PEP 632) and all tagged issues are being closed. From now until removal, only release blocking issues will be considered for distutils. If this issue does not relate to distutils, please remove the component and reopen it. If y

[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Boris FELD added the comment: An issue has been opened in pip repository: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/1441 -- ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Éric Araujo added the comment: It’s strange that this would happen when installing as a dependency and not when installing directly. Pip can change faster than stdlib is released, could you report the bug to them and see if it’s possible to pass __file__ as a byte string? -- ___

[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Boris FELD added the comment: I've the same problem today with package https://pypi.python.org/pypi/httpretty/0.7.1 but only when I try to install one of my project which requires httpretty, if I try to install it directly it works like a charm. pip install httpretty -> works pip install mypk

[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Changes by Éric Araujo : -- stage: -> needs patch type: -> behavior ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubsc

[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Patrick Andrew added the comment: >From py-logilab-common 0.57.1 port for FreeBSD. No patches applied: package init file './test/__init__.py' not found (or not a regular file) Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 170, in install() File "setup.py", line 166, in inst

[issue13943] distutils’ build_py fails when package string is unicode

Éric Araujo added the comment: Thanks for the report and patch. I think distutils was not written with Unicode in mind, or maybe even before Python had a unicode type. Technically, http://docs.python.org/distutils/setupscript#additional-meta-data says that unicode is not allowed for metadat