Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1020239
python-augeas should require python-ctypes
Last modified: 2017-04-06 06:39:05 EDT
Description of problem: python-augeas package needs python-ctypes to work, but looks like the ctypes package is not a dependency to python-augeas. from augeas import Augeas File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/augeas.py", line 42, in ? import ctypes ImportError: No module named ctypes Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm -q python-augeas python-augeas-0.4.1-1.el5 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: $ python $ from augeas import Augeas Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
can you think of any reason why this wouldn't count for fedora versions too?
(In reply to Greg Swift from comment #1) > can you think of any reason why this wouldn't count for fedora versions too? As far as i know ctypes are part of python-libs from python 2.5. So there is no need for separate python-ctypes.
python-augeas-0.4.1-5.el5 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 5. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-augeas-0.4.1-5.el5
thanks Arun. Just went back and reviewed the packaging guidelines for python packages, and I want to make another set of changes to the spec. shouldn't change functionality. might take me a few more days to find the time though, but technically its not necessary so this can go forward. up to you.
Package python-augeas-0.4.1-5.el5: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=epel-testing python-augeas-0.4.1-5.el5' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2013-11933/python-augeas-0.4.1-5.el5 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
Fedora EPEL 5 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2017-03-31. Fedora EPEL 5 is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug. If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of Fedora or Fedora EPEL, please feel free to reopen this bug against that version. If you are unable to reopen this bug, please file a new report against the current release. If you experience problems, please add a comment to this bug. Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.