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diff --git a/PKG-INFO b/PKG-INFO new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f450eca --- /dev/null +++ b/PKG-INFO @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +Metadata-Version: 1.2 +Name: dbus-python +Version: 1.2.8 +Summary: Python bindings for libdbus +Home-page: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings/#python +Maintainer: The D-Bus maintainers +Maintainer-email: dbus@lists.freedesktop.org +License: Expat (MIT/X11) +Download-URL: http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus-python/ +Description: ======================================= + dbus-python_: Python bindings for D-Bus + ======================================= + + .. _dbus-python: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings#python + + dbus-python is the original Python binding for ``dbus``, the reference + implementation of the D-Bus protocol. + + Online documentation can be found at + <http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-python/>. + + Problems and alternatives + ========================= + + dbus-python might not be the best D-Bus binding for you to use. dbus-python + does not follow the principle of "In the face of ambiguity, refuse the + temptation to guess", and can't be changed to not do so without seriously + breaking compatibility. + + In addition, it uses libdbus (which has known problems with multi-threaded + use) and attempts to be main-loop-agnostic (which means you have to select + a suitable main loop for your application). + + Alternative ways to get your Python code onto D-Bus include: + + * GDBus, part of the GIO module of `GLib`_, via GObject-Introspection and + `PyGI`_ (uses the GLib main loop and object model) + + * QtDBus, part of `Qt`_, via `PyQt`_ (uses the Qt main loop and object model) + + .. _GLib: http://developer.gnome.org/glib/ + .. _PyGI: https://live.gnome.org/PyGObject + .. _Qt: https://qt.nokia.com/ + .. _PyQT: http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/intro + +Platform: UNKNOWN +Classifier: Development Status :: 7 - Inactive +Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License +Classifier: Programming Language :: C +Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2 +Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3 +Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython +Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Object Brokering |