Re: libgpod python3 bindings?

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Hi - resending this now I am a member of the group.


On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 12:37, Simon Lambourn <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi,
> I have been a keen user of libgpod via the python2 bindings for several
> years.   Now Ubuntu 19.10 has deprecated python2 and it seems, removed
> gobject-2.0 support, the python bindings no longer work (for me at least).
> I've had a look at trying to re-build the swig interface files for python3
> but it seems I need to rebuild the whole of libgpod, and this is
> complaining about missing pre-requisites (probably gobject 2.0, although it
> says I am missing sqlite3, which is actually installed).   I was happy to
> try and learn swig, but rebuilding the whole thing is quite a long way
> outside my current skill level :-)
>
> I realise that libgpod hasn't been maintained for a few years, but I
> wonder if you can advise whether there's a relatively straightforward way
> to get this to work with python3?
> Or alternatively is there a compelling reason why it is extremely
> difficult to update to python 3?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Simon
> --
> Simon Lambourn
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi - resending this now I am a member of =
the group.<div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 12:37, Simon Lambourn &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Hi,<div>I have been a keen user of libgpod via the python2 binding=
s for several years.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Now Ubuntu 19.10 has deprecated python2 an=
d it seems, removed gobject-2.0 support, the python bindings no longer work=
 (for me at least).</div><div>I&#39;ve had a look at trying to re-build the=
 swig interface files for python3 but it seems I need to rebuild the whole =
of libgpod, and this is complaining about missing pre-requisites=C2=A0(prob=
ably gobject 2.0, although it says I am missing sqlite3, which is actually =
installed).=C2=A0 =C2=A0I was happy to try and learn swig, but rebuilding t=
he whole thing is quite a long way outside my current skill level :-)</div>=
<div><br></div><div>I realise that libgpod hasn&#39;t been maintained for a=
 few years, but I wonder if you can advise whether there&#39;s a relatively=
 straightforward way to get this to work with python3?</div><div>Or alterna=
tively is there a compelling reason why it is extremely difficult to update=
 to python 3?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance for your help.</di=
v><div>Simon<br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Simon Lambourn</di=
v></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>

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