I'm encouraged by the discussion so far. Seth, I must admit I did little detailed research into yum modules beforehand. Can you point me to documentation? Can they be called remotely? If not, I could at least use them to eliminate the os.system() calls on the local end. > On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 00:04 +1100, David Timms wrote: > >> Horst: knowing that you would be unlikely to use such a python/yum tool, >> do you see any specific problems with the general design of Jon's tool, >> for example in terms of security, or practical application that would be >> a show stopper in terms of fedora inclusion ? > > Though it is not a show stopper it is negative that the tool uses yum by > making os.system() calls instead of using the yum modules. > > > -sv > > > -- > fedora-extras-list mailing list > fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list > -- novus ordo absurdum -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list