This page describes a possible Summer of Code project for Distutils2
Contact: Tarek Ziadé <tarek@ziade.org>
GSOC Tasks
XML-RPC client for distutils 2: http://bugs.python.org/issue8190
Make it possible to use setup.cfg to describe all the metatadata: http://bugs.python.org/issue8252
Describe the resources files and the Python files using a [resources] section in setup.cfg: http://bugs.python.org/issue8253
Write a configure command: http://bugs.python.org/issue8254
Write a tutorial: http://bugs.python.org/issue8255
- Promote and evangelize Distutils2–This will consist of helping python project to switch to/adopt Distutils2. We will define a list of targets at the beginning and the student will be in charge of helping them switching to Distutils2 if they want.
Add a post/pre commit hook for install and uninstall commands: http://bugs.python.org/issue8312
- Make sure distutils2 works under Py3
- Move the code from distribute to distutils2 (upload_doc, use_2to3)
Implement pkgutil APIs described in PEP 376 : http://bugs.python.org/issue8250 -- work started by people in the community already.
Add a test command: http://bugs.python.org/issue8324
Coding task -- Deadline: April 17th
Write a small Python application that will do the following:
- provide a XML-RPC client that knows how to list all releases of a given project at PyPI (no need to implement the whole XML-RPC spec, but think about this as something we can reuse later during the GSOC, to implement the whole XML-RPC spec)
- provide a script called "install_distribution.py" that will be used to download the distribution and install it, using "python setup.py install"
The CLI can be used like this:
$ install_distribution.py Foo
Found versions of Foo:
1.1
1.2
Which version do you want to install (hit enter for None)?- or:
$ install_distribution.py Foo 1.1
The code should be unit-tested, and documented. The goal is not to make you write something you don't know how to write, but to see how you write/organize code to help me select the student. So, I am available online for any question help.