[vbox-dev] Would it be possible to create a python3 bindings for VBox?

[Anna Fischer]

> Betreff: Re: [vbox-dev] Would it be possible to create a python3 bindings for
> VBox?
> 
> On 06.10.2014 18:47, Alexey Eromenko wrote:
> > Why python 2.3 ?
> 
> Because it's the oldest which ever worked, I think with RHEL4U1 or so.
> Note that the older ones aren't as high priority, as long as 2.5 - 2.7 have been
> tested.
> 
> > The oldest supported host is RHEL5, so perhaps we should target python
> > v2.4.x + ?
> > http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=redhat
> >
> > I suggest dropping python 2.3.x support from VirtualBox 4.4.+
> 
> Support is a bit too strong - it's just known working, not frequently used :)
> 
> > Also, for me, building on RHEL 5 host is next-to-impossible due to
> > loads of missing dependencies (Qt4), but RHEL6 or Debian 6 are more
> > realistic (targetting python 2.6.x).
> > Would that be good ?
> 
> That'd work - it's only one data point, but building VirtualBox everywhere is
> definitely challenging. We spend quite some time to find working Qt4 etc.
> packages.
> 
> > Alternatively: could you use your builders to provide me with  RHEL5
> > x64 build of python3.x-patched VBox (non-main, but side-branch), so I
> > test python 2.4 ? (please use multi-distro installer, so I could try
> > other host distros also)
> 
> That's doable, too. Hope later this week or so I can help. The problem with
> the multi-distro installer and python is that there's only one binary per
> version, and python 2.x is world famous for an infinitely incompatible ABI
> between even linux distros. Definitely only useful in a before/after
> comparison, because there might be existing breakages already. Only the
> distro specific packages are really guaranteed to work.

Hi Klaus, Alexey,

I'm quite interested in a Python3 binding as well, so if I can give you a hand with testing, let me know.
I'm using Gentoo with the latest VBOX version (and Python2 binding).

Regards,
Anna