Bug 69177
Summary: | Use of #!/usr/bin/python considered harmful | ||
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Product: | [Retired] Red Hat Linux | Reporter: | Need Real Name <logiplexsoftware> |
Component: | python | Assignee: | Matt Wilson <msw> |
Status: | CLOSED NOTABUG | QA Contact: | Brock Organ <borgan> |
Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
Priority: | medium | ||
Version: | 7.2 | ||
Target Milestone: | --- | ||
Target Release: | --- | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |
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Last Closed: | 2002-07-18 17:38:11 UTC | Type: | --- |
Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
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oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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Description
Need Real Name
2002-07-18 17:38:07 UTC
Most don't require a specific version of python, if you had the proper modules installed they'd continue to work... Recently switched to Redhat 8.0 which comes with python 2.1. Some new features of Python 2.2 are needed so I decide to upgrade. However, since this is NOTABUG, I'll be stuck in rpm-hell. I suppose it would be just as easy to switch to Gentoo Linux. It's just too bad that I actually spent $$$ on Redhat (which won't happen again if this nonsense continues). Thanks a ton for listening to the community (and no, it isn't just me: check the archives for comp.lang.python where RedHat's retarded stance on this issue has been discussed several times). [root@software1 python]# rpm -hUv python2-2.2-2.i386.rpm error: Failed dependencies: libdb-3.2.so is needed by python2-2.2-2 Distutils is needed by (installed) 4Suite-0.11.1-10 python is needed by (installed) libxml2-python-2.4.23-1 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) rpm404-python-4.0.4-8x.27 python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-packages-1.0.1-1 python is needed by (installed) python-optik-1.3-2 python is needed by (installed) rhnlib-1.0-1 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) rpm-python-4.1-1.06 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) up2date-3.0.7-1 python is needed by (installed) PyXML-0.7.1-6 python is needed by (installed) 4Suite-0.11.1-10 python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-network-1.1.20-1 python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-printer-0.4.24-1 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-switch-printer-0.5.12-1 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-switch-printer-gnome-0.5.12-1 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-switchmail-0.5.14-1 python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-switchmail-gnome-0.5.14-1 python >= 1.5.2-27 is needed by (installed) rhn-applet-2.0.0-28 python is needed by (installed) firstboot-1.0.1-10 python = 2.2.1 is needed by (installed) sip-3.3.2-4 python >= 2.2.1 is needed by (installed) PyQt-3.3.2-4 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) libxml2-python-2.4.23-1 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-kickstart-2.3.3-3 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) up2date-3.0.7-1 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) gettext-0.11.4-3 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.24-4 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) PyXML-0.7.1-6 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) 4Suite-0.11.1-10 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-network-1.1.20-1 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-printer-0.4.24-1 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-printer-gui-0.4.24-1 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) up2date-gnome-3.0.7-1 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) rhn-applet-2.0.0-28 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) libglade2-devel-2.0.0-2 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) kdelibs-3.0.3-8 /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) kdesdk-kbabel-3.0.3-2 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) comps-extras-8.0-3 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) authconfig-gtk-4.2.12-3 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-language-1.0.1-6 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-rootpassword-1.0.1-1 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-users-1.1.1-2 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-logviewer-0.8.3-2 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) rhpl-0.51-1 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-date-1.5.2-10 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-keyboard-1.0.1-1 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-kickstart-2.3.3-3 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-mouse-1.0.1-2 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-soundcard-1.0.1-2 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-network-1.1.20-1 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-securitylevel-1.0.1-1 /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) firstboot-1.0.1-10 |