Subject: bug#52906: python-biopython conflicts with python-numpy

From: Leo Famulari <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:55:19 -0500

On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 10:13:48PM +0100, zimoun wrote:
> $ guix package -m /tmp/manifest.scm -p /tmp/fail
> The following packages will be installed:
>    python-biopython 1.76
>    python-numpy     1.21.3
> 
> guix package: error: profile contains conflicting entries for python-numpy
> guix package: error:   first entry: [email-masked] /gnu/store/ggrkk9l67fjn1cj7alr8vx40xv08a6h0-python-numpy-1.21.3
> guix package: error:   second entry: [email-masked] /gnu/store/wgsmkn68q8h178sqc7ywjcdr330z9rb6-python-numpy-1.20.3
> guix package: error:    ... propagated from [email-masked]
> hint: Try upgrading both `python-numpy' and `python-biopython', or remove one of
> them from the profile.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

See also <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52859>,
"tests/guix-pack-relocatable fails / numpy propagation collision".

> I propose to refer as name “python-numpy” the symbol python-numpy which
> leads to a consistent scientific Python stack.  And to refer as name
> “python-numpy-next” the symbol python-numpy-next.

Agreed, the stack should be kept consistent.