[okfn-help] Beta testing new datapkg release

[Mike Chelen]

Is there some way to manually install urlgrabber? PIP isn't absolutely
needed, since easy_install is working ok, but it's nice to have more install
options available.


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>wrote:

> Hmmm, don't know what to make of this. Maybe I should try distributing
> urlgrabber as part of datapkg ;)
>
> Rufus
>
> On 18 October 2010 20:55, Mike Chelen <mike at opensci.info> wrote:
> > Had errors with PIP without virtuaenv using this install procedure:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install python python-setuptools python-pip
> > sudo pip install datapkg
> >
> > Error log: http://pastebin.com/ghkH5c7n
> >
> > It seems to be related to URLgrabber.
> >
> > Same error occurred using virtualenv:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv
> > virtualenv your_virtual_env
> > pip -E your_virtual_env install datapkg
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 4:38 AM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On 14 October 2010 06:25, Mike Chelen <mike at opensci.info> wrote:
> >> > For some reason this time virtuaenv worked quite nicely :)
> >> > http://pastebin.com/knxxWHxg
> >>
> >> Great.
> >>
> >> > Had problems trying to install system wide, though this might be an
> >> > issue
> >> > with my system:
> >> > http://pastebin.com/e2bE8Czu
> >>
> >> Yes, looks like you are missing
> >> "http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute" which is odd since that isn't
> >> required by python or by datapkg!
> >>
> >> > Since this is working I'm happy, would testing PIP be useful as well?
> >>
> >> Yes, very useful. (One day -- very soon -- i'm going to automate this
> >> process with a script so you can just run it automatically!)
> >>
> >> Rufus
> >>
> >> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Rufus Pollock <
> rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On 13 October 2010 12:24, Mike Chelen <mike at opensci.info> wrote:
> >> >> > Datapkg 0.7a seems to get installed with easy_install, even when
> >> >> > using
> >> >> > virtuaenv. It would be nice if it worked though.
> >> >>
> >> >> Weird, for me using virtualenv and easy:
> >> >>
> >> >> $ easy_install datapkg
> >> >> Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/datapkg/
> >> >> Reading http://www.okfn.org/datapkg
> >> >> Reading http://www.okfn.org/
> >> >> Best match: datapkg 0.7b
> >> >> Downloading
> >> >>
> >> >>
> http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/datapkg/datapkg-0.7b.tar.gz#md5=de33ec9be74d22cd5c320418f2a2426c
> >> >> Processing datapkg-0.7b.tar.gz
> >> >>
> >> >> However easy_install then barfs with (i tested with pip!):
> >> >>
> >> >>    return self._version
> >> >> ValueError: ("Missing 'Version:' header and/or PKG-INFO file",
> >> >> urlgrabber [unknown version]
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> (/tmp/easy_install-LjW1Et/datapkg-0.7b/temp/easy_install-xBr9_U/urlgrabber-3.1.0/temp/easy_install-uYliSd/urlgrabber-3.1.0))
> >> >>
> >> >> Anyways feedback very useful!
> >> >>
> >> >> Rufus
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Rufus Pollock
> >> >> > <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> Much appreciated Mike.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I think trying to *not* use mercurial would be good as that is
> what
> >> >> >> most people do (though it makes it harder to submit patches if we
> do
> >> >> >> find a problem).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Perhaps:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> virtualenv {datapkg-venv}
> >> >> >> . datapkg-venv/bin/activate
> >> >> >> easy_install datapkg
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> and then if you have problems and need to install from mercurial
> you
> >> >> >> can always do so later.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Rufus
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On 13 October 2010 12:04, Mike Chelen <mike at opensci.info> wrote:
> >> >> >>> Hi Rufus,
> >> >> >>> This release looks great, very exciting! Going to test the new
> >> >> >>> features now. Is it helpful to test easy_install method again, or
> >> >> >>> stick with mercurial and virtualenv?
> >> >> >>> Cheers,
> >> >> >>> -Mike
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Rufus Pollock
> >> >> >>> <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> >> >> >>>> Dear Mike,
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> I know you were one of the earlier users of datapkg. I've just
> put
> >> >> >>>> out
> >> >> >>>> a new release (0.7) with lots of new features and wondered if
> >> >> >>>> you'd
> >> >> >>>> give it a testdrive and report any problems you find?
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Release: <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/datapkg>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Docs: <http://packages.python.org/datapkg/>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Rufus
> >> >> >>>> --
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