Subject: [bug#43967] [PATCH] Add python2-parallel

From: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:13:22 +0300

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 09:22:29PM +0300, Bonface M. K. wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> Find attached a patch that adds
> python2-parallel. Any feedback is welcome.
> 
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> Bonface M. K. (https://www.bonfacemunyoki.com)
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> From 23d1ac31023d9c3bc1d35fba868d203a2d1d22ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: BonfaceKilz <[email-masked]>
> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:04:01 +0300
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add python2-parallel.
> 
> * gnu/packages/python-xyz (python2-parallel): New package.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> index 56c7bb84ab..e149328e35 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Guy Fleury Iteriteka <[email-masked]>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Hendursaga <[email-masked]>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Malte Frank Gerdes <[email-masked]>
> +;;; Copyright © 2020 Kilyungi Bonface Munyoki <[email-masked]>
>  ;;;
>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
>  ;;;
> @@ -22218,3 +22219,34 @@ NestedText is both simple and natural.  Only a small number of concepts and rule
>  be kept in mind when creating it.  It is easily created, modified, or viewed with
>  a text editor and easily understood and used by both programmers and non-programmers.")
>      (license license:expat))) ; MIT license
> +
> +(define-public python2-parallel
> +  (package
> +    (name "python2-parallel")
> +    (version "1.6.6")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method url-fetch)
> +       (uri (string-append
> +             "https://www.parallelpython.com/downloads/pp/pp-"
> +             version ".zip"))

There is a tar.gz and a tar.bz2 version also available. Any reason in
particular for the zip version?

> +       (sha256
> +        (base32
> +         "15fhpr6kv4j45f9i55mwi5smzskm0pfwwagya7wq3wwlfaz9pj5c"))))
> +    (native-inputs
> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
> +    (build-system python-build-system)
> +    (arguments
> +     `(#:python ,python-2
> +       ; Package has no tests
> +       #:tests? #f))
> +    (home-page "https://www.parallelpython.com")
> +    (synopsis "Parallel and distributed programming for Python")
> +    (description "Parallel Python module (PP) provides an easy and efficient
> +way to create parallel-enabled applications for SMP computers and clusters.
> +PP module features cross-platform portability and dynamic load balancing.
> +Thus application written with PP will parallelize efficiently even on
> +heterogeneous and multi-platform clusters (including clusters running other
> +application with variable CPU loads).  Visit http://www.parallelpython.com for
> +further information.")

I think we can drop the "visit the webpage" line.

> +    (license license:bsd-3)))
> -- 
> 2.28.0
> 

I haven't been able to find a back catalog of their releases and ended
up dropping back from 1.6.1 to 1.5.7 since there's a copy stored on IPFS
I can add to the store when needed.

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