Note: This program is deprecated. You should use dh_pysupport or
dh_pycentral instead. This program will do nothing if debian/pycompat
or a Python-Version control file field exists.
dh_python is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating the
${python:Depends} substitutions and adding them to substvars files. It
will also add a postinst and a prerm script if required.
The program will look at python scripts and modules in your package, and
will use this information to generate a dependency on python, with the
current major version, or on pythonX.Y if your scripts or modules need a
specific python version. The dependency will be substituted into your
package's control file wherever you place the token ``${python:Depends}''.
If some modules need to be byte-compiled at install time, appropriate
postinst and prerm scripts will be generated. If already byte-compiled
modules are found, they are removed.
If you use this program, your package should build-depend on python.
OPTIONS
module dirs
If your package installs python modules in non-standard directories, you
can make dh_python check those directories by passing their names on the
command line. By default, it will check /usr/lib/site-python,
/usr/lib/$PACKAGE, /usr/share/$PACKAGE, /usr/lib/games/$PACKAGE,
/usr/share/games/$PACKAGE and /usr/lib/python?.?/site-packages.
Note: only /usr/lib/site-python, /usr/lib/python?.?/site-packages and the
extra names on the command line are searched for binary (.so) modules.
-Vversion
If the .py files your package ships are meant to be used by a specific
pythonX.Y version, you can use this option to specify the desired version,
such as 2.3. Do not use if you ship modules in /usr/lib/site-python.