Python module loading

Question

hello guys,
i have a very annoying problem with libpypac,
python uses dynamically binary loading and that means that if i should install python with libpypac i'll be in trouble,
scenario:
i run "lazy-pac-cli -S python" and the steps taken by libpypac are,
1. Download the new python version
2. Uninstall the old version
3. Install the new version
you see, when step three comes there is missing stuff that has'nt been used before, i've thought of making o dummypackage or something,

Answer 1

@cactus
it should be "stuff missing" i guess,
i want to do it as your first suggestion but i can't figure out how to do it,
a temporary dir sounds like an ugly workaround even if it might work,
how does the real pacman do it with glibc, that should be like the same problem,
@iphitus
i've thought so too but look here what happens:
[root@UFU abs]# ./lazy-pac-cli -S python
The package is already installed in the system.
The following packages will be installed with python:
python-2.4.1-1
Total compressed size: 9.9 MB
Proceed with the installation? [y/n] y
Downloading python ...
... checking md5sum ... done.
Installing python ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./lazy-pac-cli", line 22, in ?
main.install_control(sys.argv)
File "/home/xerxes2/programs/abs/main.py", line 195, in install_control
install_binary(dep_list, None)
File "/home/xerxes2/programs/abs/main.py", line 137, in install_binary
retcode = libpypac.install(package, i, depends_list, noupgrade_list, reason, oldver, None)
File "/home/xerxes2/programs/abs/libpypac.py", line 584, in install
tar = tarfile.open(cache_dir + package + ".pkg.tar.gz", "r:gz")
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/tarfile.py", line 896, in open
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/tarfile.py", line 948, in gzopen
tarfile.CompressionError: gzip module is not available
hmm, it looks like it is some shared binary missing, "gzip module"