New Python bindings (was: Crash with Python bindings)

[Brian May]

David Bremner <david at tethera.net> writes:

> We tried this before, and it didn't work out very well. Bindings tend to
> depend on a strict matching of versions with the underlying library, so
> distributing them seperately doesn't really make sense to me. You need
> the underlying libraries, so why not get the matching bindings from the
> same place?  We found that the situation was exacerbated by the fact
> that no-one cared about updating the bindings on pypi.

I believe that is the purpose of Python Wheels.

https://pythonwheels.com/

pypi is the defecto standard for distributing Python code for use in
Python applications. It means packages that use notmuch just need to
list it as a dependancy in 'requirements.txt' and a 'pip install -r
requirements.txt' will install everything required (if inside a
virtualenv no root access required even).

There are also various solutions to get automatic deploys to pypi, for
example through travis:

https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/deployment/pypi/

Unfortunately, I think many people will not even consider using a python
library unless it has up-to-date bindings available on pypi.
-- 
Brian May <brian at linuxpenguins.xyz>
https://linuxpenguins.xyz/brian/