#705129 RFP: python-timbl -- Python bindings for the Tilburg Memory Based Learner (Timbl)

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Maarten van Gompel
Date:
2014-07-28 13:26:00 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#705129#5
Date:
2013-04-10 13:27:33 UTC
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To:
* Package name    : python-timbl
  Version         : 2013.03.29
  Upstream Author : Maarten van Gompel <proycon@anaproy.nl>
* URL             : http://github.com/proycon/python-timbl/
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C++, Python
  Description     : Python bindings for the Tilburg Memory Based
Learner (Timbl)

python-timbl is a Python extension module wrapping the full TiMBL C++
programming interface. With this module, all functionality exposed
through the C++ interface is also available to Python scripts. Being
able to access the API from Python greatly facilitates prototyping
TiMBL-based applications.

TiMBL is an open source software package implementing several
memory-based learning algorithms, among which IB1-IG, an
implementation of k-nearest neighbor classification with feature
weighting suitable for symbolic feature spaces, and IGTree, a
decision-tree approximation of IB1-IG. All implemented algorithms have
in common that they store some representation of the training set
explicitly in memory. During testing, new cases are classified by
extrapolation from the most similar stored cases.

The Python module offers both a high-level as well as a low-level
interface, the former is very Pythonic and easy to use while the
latter offers the full API.
#705129#10
Date:
2013-04-10 13:47:36 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

Some background info: python-timbl (https://github.com/proycon/python-timbl)
will get maintained under the debian-science umbrella, using this groups
SVN-repo at Alioth (user proycon-guest).  I'll co-maintain the package.  See
also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/618884 .

Bye,

Joost
#705129#17
Date:
2013-04-13 12:04:56 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

I've just retitled #705129 as it seems to be an ITP. Please, feel free
to fix the owner if it is not the correct one.

Thanks!
#705129#22
Date:
2013-04-14 05:45:20 UTC
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To:
Yes, thanks for that!

No need, that's fine.

Bye,

Joost
#705129#27
Date:
2014-07-28 13:10:30 UTC
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retitle 705129 RFP: python-timbl -- Python bindings for the Tilburg Memory Based Learner (Timbl)
noowner 705129
tag 705129 - pending
thanks

Hi,

A long time ago, you expressed interest in packaging python-timbl. Unfortunately,
it seems that it did not happen. In Debian, we try not to keep ITP bugs open
for a too long time, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to
refrain from packaging the software.

This is an automatic email to change the status of python-timbl back from ITP
(Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
any activity during the last 15 months.

If you are still interested in packaging python-timbl, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 705129 ITP: python-timbl -- Python bindings for the Tilburg Memory Based Learner (Timbl)
 owner 705129 !
 thanks

It is also a good idea to document your progress on this ITP from time to
time, by mailing <705129@bugs.debian.org>.  If you need guidance on how to
package this software, please reply to this email, and/or contact the
debian-mentors@lists.debian.org mailing list.

Thank you for your interest in Debian,