Restructuring Python ports?

[Joshua Root]

Akira Kitada wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> As noted in FAQ [1], 'A number of "standard python modules" are built
> separately from the python25 port'
> and which have been causing difficulty maintaining/using Python with MacPorts.
> The document says "People with a FreeBSD background will find
> themselves familiar with this schema.",
> but I have my doubt on this. Just look at FreeBSD Ports Search.[2]
> There is no py25-zlib. There is not py25-hashlib, and so on.
> These modules are essential to Python, so without these modules, it
> cannot work so well.
> So I would like to propose a reform of Python ports to brihg these
> essential ports back to python port itself,
> or at least add these moduels to the list of its dependencies, and
> make it more usable and user-friendly.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> [1] MacPorts FAQ: Why can't I import foo in Python 2.5?
> http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#WhycantIimportfooinPython2.5
> 
> [2] About FreeBSD Ports
> http://www.freebsd.org/ports/

As background, here's the ticket about this:
<http://trac.macports.org/ticket/14342>

- Josh