FS#47850 - [python-pexpect] Backport patch needed by sagemath 7.0

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Thursday, 21 January 2016, 19:48 GMT
Last edited by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Saturday, 30 January 2016, 12:11 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Interaction with external programs (like gap) is broken in sagemath 7.0 unless this patch is applied to pexpect:
https://github.com/pexpect/pexpect/commit/07ca73ad72f20b026737a50136e8cd266f7ece49

Can it please be backported? TIA
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Closed by  Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto)
Saturday, 30 January 2016, 12:11 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Saturday, 30 January 2016, 12:11 GMT
pexpect is used by many other packages too. Would rather see problems fixed by sage or pexpect upstream.

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