#1144979 ITP: python-discid -- Python binding of Libdiscid

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Aryan Karamtoth
Date:
2026-08-21 06:31:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1144979#5
Date:
2026-08-21 05:33:55 UTC
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To:

* Package name    : python-discid
  Version         : 1.4.2
  Upstream Author:  Johannes Dewender <brainz@JonnyJD.net>
* URL             : https://github.com/metabrainz/python-discid
* License         : LGPL-3.0
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : Python binding of Libdiscid

This is a dependency of laser and will be maintained in the Debian Python Team

Regards,

Aryan Karamtoth
Debian Maintainer
(IRC: Spaciouskarter78)
#1144979#10
Date:
2026-08-21 06:28:52 UTC
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Hi

Note that we already have python-libdiscid (which builds an extension
module linking against libdiscid0 instead of using ctypes) in the
archive which has a compat interface for python-discid. See [1] and [2]
how this can be integrated.

Cheers

[1] https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-team/picard/-/blob/master/debian/patches/0001-Require-python-libdiscid.patch?ref_type=heads
[2] https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-team/picard/-/blob/master/picard/disc/__init__.py?ref_type=heads#L44