[Buildroot] [PATCH 00/58] python pypi library mass version bump.

[Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>]

Hello,

On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 17:41:07 -0500, Adam Duskett wrote:

> Fair enough; I ran through and imported every single package I updated, and
> if there was an example I ran the example as well.
> 
> I rejected any of them that didn't work in the set.  Hopefully that's enough!

OK, thanks.

> > In general I wonder if this python package situation is going to be
> > maintainable in buildroot in the long run. There are nearly 200 python
> > packages at the moment on the master branch, more than 10% of all
> > buildroot packages.
> >  
> I agree, it's also a nightmare looking at the packages/ folder when such
> a large amount are prefixed with python-.

Why is that a "nightmare" ? Since when a list of directories is a
"nightmare" ?

> I noticed this as well while writing this small utility.  Some of these packages
> are outdated by 5+ point revisions!

Just like many other non-Python packages, so this point is not at all
Python specific.

> I was thinking, would it be possible to run pypi as a host?

Because:

 - No reproducibility (pypi downloads the latest available versions of
   the modules, as far as I know)

 - No integration with our download logic: use of a primary mirror, use
   of a backup mirror, local cache of downloads.

 - No integration with our legal information tooling.

Best regards,

Thomas
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