#923218 ITP: python-rfid -- Python 2 and 3 library for 125kHz RFID readers

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Philipp Meisberger
Date:
2025-11-29 16:43:51 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#923218#5
Date:
2019-02-25 08:07:12 UTC
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* Package name    : python-rfid
  Version         : 1.4
  Upstream Author : Philipp Meisberger <team@pm-codeworks.de>
* URL             : https://github.com/philippmeisberger/pyrfid
* License         : D-FSL
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : Python 2 and 3 library for 125kHz RFID readers

Library for using 125kHz EM4100 protocol RFID readers.

This package is a good addition to Debian since there seems no such
application. I often use it. I build another project "libpam-rfid" based
on this package. I am looking for a sponsor.

Regards,
Philipp Meisberger
#923218#10
Date:
2019-02-25 09:26:45 UTC
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                             ^

Maybe better: "Python library for 125kHz RFID readers"

(Please do not create new Python 2 binary packages, if not
absolutely necessary. I assume, that Debian will retire Python 2
immediately after buster release anyway.)
#923218#15
Date:
2019-02-25 09:46:30 UTC
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Sure "Python library for 125kHz RFID readers" sounds better.

Oh OK. But this is necessary as my other package libpam-rfid is based on
libpam-python which only supports writing PAM modules in Python 2.

Regards,
Philipp

Am 25.02.19 um 10:26 schrieb W. Martin Borgert:
#923218#20
Date:
2019-02-25 13:17:51 UTC
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Quoting Philipp Meisberger <team@pm-codeworks.de>:

Maybe you should port it to Python 3 then? Python 2 will be
supported in Debian 10 (buster), but certainly not later.
You can probably still have backports, but it is a dead end.

I have the same trouble, because I'm co-maintainer of e.g.
sat-pubsub and trac. Either upstream ports to Python 3 soon
or I will have to ask for removing them from Debian.

See https://pythonclock.org/