[osgeo4w-dev] python 2.7 as default: would anything significant break?

[Matt Wilkie]

Hi Jürgen,

> We'd also need 'real' gdal bindings.
I'm not sure what this means, I don't know what real, or unreal, gdal 
bindings are. :)

As far the last set, liblas-python through mapscript-python, I don't use 
them either. We could just throw the switch and wait for bug reports 
from those who do use them.(?) Not very friendly but would let us move 
forward.

Martin, can you tell us what the status is for wxpython, and those 
packages that require it?

Longer term: Can anyone throw some energy at 'package to register python 
in Windows registry'? (http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/114). I 
believe it to be mostly correct but it needs testing and verification. I 
think allowing the o4w python be registered with Windows would alleviate 
pressure to include lesser used programs in the package repository, by 
letting people use the standard generic installers.

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On November-28-11 12:40:40 AM, Jürgen E. Fischer wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> On Mon, 03. Oct 2011 at 21:42:39 -0700, Matt Wilkie wrote:
>>
>> That would be fine with me, but I don't know what to with gass-devel,
>> wxpython, mapnik and the other unknown packages
>> (http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/RequiresPython) normally let alone
>> how to test if they're broken! Soooo, what do you folks think? What
>> specific things can we do to advance upgrading python?
>
>
> We'd also need 'real' gdal bindings.
>
> apt yes Matt Wilkie -
> qgis yes Jürgen Fischer -
>
> Those are just waiting for the switch.
>
> grass yes Martin Landa -
> grass-devel ? Martin Landa -
>
> Not sure. Probably waiting for the following:
>
> wxpython ? Martin Landa -
>
> Not sure about it's state. Same for the rest:
>
> liblas-python ? you? ?
> mapfish_framework ? you? ?
> mapnik ? you? 2.6, no 2.7
> mapscript-dev-python ? you? ?
> mapscript-python ? you? ?
> python-rpy2 ? Jürgen Fischer 2.6, no 2.7
>
> I don't use them.
>
>
> Jürgen