Table of Python Packages

[Cameron Laird]

In article <mailman.441.1085951316.6949.python-list at python.org>,
Seo Sanghyeon  <tinuviel at fluid.sparcs.net> wrote:
>For those who may be concerned: this mail is sent to
>comp.lang.python, debian-python, freebsd-python, and catalog-sig.
>
>I created a table of Python packages in Debian, FreeBSD, and Gentoo.
>http://sparcs.kaist.ac.kr/~tinuviel/pypackage/list.cgi
>
>The table is created as follow: first I made a list of all packages in
>Debian Python section, Freebsd Python category, and Gentoo dev-python.
>And I checked equivalence by hand, alphabetically sorted packages
>by name, and wrote a small cgi script to create a table and make links
>to package description pages.
>
>Sources and data are located at the directory:
>http://sparcs.kaist.ac.kr/~tinuviel/pypackage/
>
>What do you think about this? Is this a good idea? If it is a good idea,
>how can it be made more useful? Now I am thinking about adding NetBSD
>packages and PyPI references...
>
>This table shows which modules are not packaged for distributions.
>Those modules would be good candidates for packaing. Perhaps maintainers
>may learn from the each other.
>
>Any other thoughts?
>

Wow!  'Sounds like a lot of work.  How do you compare
this to the Vaults of Parnassus, for example?  Is it
something you can maintain indefinitely?

I see you've added Fink.
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Cameron Laird <claird at phaseit.net>
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