Bug#1144979: ITP: python-discid -- Python binding of Libdiscid

Hi

On 2026-08-21 05:33:55 +0000, Aryan Karamtoth wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Aryan Karamtoth <[email protected]>
> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
> 
> 
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> * Package name    : python-discid
>   Version         : 1.4.2
>   Upstream Author:  Johannes Dewender <[email protected]>
> * URL             : https://github.com/metabrainz/python-discid
> * License         : LGPL-3.0
>   Programming Lang: Python
>   Description     : Python binding of Libdiscid
> 
> This is a dependency of laser and will be maintained in the Debian Python Team

Note that we already have python-libdiscid (which builds an extension
module linking against libdiscid0 instead of using ctypes) in the
archive which has a compat interface for python-discid. See [1] and [2]
how this can be integrated.

Cheers

[1] https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-team/picard/-/blob/master/debian/patches/0001-Require-python-libdiscid.patch?ref_type=heads
[2] https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-team/picard/-/blob/master/picard/disc/__init__.py?ref_type=heads#L44

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Aryan Karamtoth
> Debian Maintainer
> (IRC: Spaciouskarter78)