[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #731: Python bindings don't work out of the box

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#731: Python bindings don't work out of the box
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 Reporter:  james                     |             Owner:  james
     Type:  defect                    |            Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |         Milestone:  1.4.1
Component:  Xapian-bindings (Python)  |           Version:  1.4.0
 Severity:  critical                  |        Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |        Blocked By:
 Blocking:                            |  Operating System:  All
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Changes (by olly):

 * milestone:  1.4.x => 1.4.1


Old description:

> Since the switch to a more recent SWIG, the method the shadow wrapper
> uses to import the wrapper (_xapian.so or similar) has changed for python
> >= 2.7.0 (which is basically everything in common use these days). SWIG
> does not support <package>/__init__.py as the shadow wrapper.
>
> Right now it's unclear what the best solution is.

New description:

 Since the switch to a more recent SWIG, the method the shadow wrapper uses
 to import the wrapper (`_xapian.so` or similar) has changed for python >=
 2.7.0 (which is basically everything in common use these days). SWIG does
 not support `<package>/__init__.py` as the shadow wrapper.

 Right now it's unclear what the best solution is.

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Comment:

 We really need to do something for 1.4.1.

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