Re: yum. uck. python. gack.

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From: Daniel Pittman
Subject: Re: yum. uck. python. gack.
Date: 23:39 on 06 Nov 2005
Rhesa Rozendaal <rhesa@xxxxxx.xx> writes:

> 	Clock on the server is off. so I type:
>
> [root@box:~]# yum install ntpd

[...]

> Nothing to do
>
> 	Did that have to take you 50 seconds? Sheesh.

[...]

> [root@box:~]# yum search ntps

[...]

> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/yum", line 4, in ?
>     import yum
>   File "__init__.py", line 36, in ?
>   File "config.py", line 32, in ?
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/urlgrabber/__init__.py", line 53, in ?
>     from grabber import urlgrab, urlopen, urlread
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 302, in ?
>     import urllib2
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 103, in ?
>     import sha
> KeyboardInterrupt

Ah, yum.  Have I mentioned that I hate it because it has no easy way to
report what packages need updating for a script, rather than a human?

I am spoiled by Debian and derivatives: they have people who /don't/
want to spend time administering their computers do packaging.  It makes
a nice change from RH derivatives where everything feels like it is half
done by hand, and half done by programmers fighting off rabid monkeys.

> No kidding. Ubuntu wants python everywhere? Gimme a break.

Python, however, isn't responsible for the author of yum being filled
with crack, and unable to handle errors nicely.

It has plenty of hate, but that one isn't one of them.
   Daniel

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