> The problem is that I don't know how to make it work with both Python 2 or > Python 3, while still satisfying the following two points: > > * Without creating extra binary packages (and having to go through the NEW > queue of the ftp-masters). > > * Without making any use of any hackish, non-readable tricks. Note that the > package currently has modules that should be usable for any version of > Python that we propose to support. > > I would love some help with this.
There is an easy solution: to make it only a python 3 package, since the Debian Python Policy[1] says[2]: "Packages in Debian should use Python 3 if Python 3 is supported." And also in the same page: "Programs should use Python 3, and should not be packaged for Python 2 as well." I think that youtube-dl supports python 3.2+ (or at least that says the homepage). If it works with python 3, it's the perfect excuse to make the transition now rather than wait until year 2020, and you don't need to worry about maintaining duplicated packages or anything hackish. [1]: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ [2]: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-python3.html -- Saludos de Javier <jcant...@escomposlinux.org>
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