On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > >> Quoting "anatoly techtonik" <techto...@gmail.com>: >> > Even if most users don't need them, tests greatly increase the value >> > of bugreports and doesn't bloat python packages too much. >> >> True. What do other people think of the issue? > > I think the judgement of “not bloat the package too much” is to be made > with consideration of those users striving for a small system as their > primary concern, e.g. those trying to install onto embedded systems with > minimal storage.
Are there any such people here? Do they prefer different package repository with stripped down binary packages like http://wiki.debian.org/Embedded_Debian ? > Also, the dependencies of a package that includes unit tests are > generally greater; a significant amount of Python package unit test > suites require additional packages, e.g. ‘python-nose’, that are not > dependencies for the normal operation of the package. Need more precise statistics. In my opinion 80% use standard unittest and doctest, especially small packages or modules. If there are dependencies like 'python-nose' - they would be optional anyway. -- anatoly t. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org