[Biopython-dev] [Bug 2889] setup.py reads stdin even when stdin is not a terminal
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Wed Jul 29 07:46:25 UTC 2009
http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2889
------- Comment #1 from biopython-bugzilla at maubp.freeserve.co.uk 2009-07-29 03:46 EST -------
(In reply to comment #0)
> setup.py files are *not* meant be using raw_input and other funky things
> that interferes with build automation.
Have you got a reference for that? I can see why it might have a problem,
but there is probably official guidance for this kind of thing.
> Please remove the use of raw_input() .. or, at least, use raw_input() only
> when stdin is a real terminal ("if sys.stdout.isatty()").
That makes sense. But what would you do if this is not the case?
> This way you could allow your package to built via automated build tools.
What tool has a problem? All the Linux packagers manage fine.
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