webadmin -> setup.py -> unexpected keyword argument 'exclude'

[t.creutz@…]

Hello,

i hafe a problem on my Debian Box.

I downloadet the webadmin-plugin over svn. changed in the new dir and entered python setup.py install

And now i become this message:

codingbox:~/Trac/webadmin# python setup.py install
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 25, in ?
    packages=find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup', '*.tests*']),
TypeError: find_packages() got an unexpected keyword argument 'exclude'

Sorry i´m new to python and can´t figure out what to do..

My Box is running with the follow python packages:

codingbox:~/Trac/webadmin# dpkg -l | grep python
ii  libapache2-mod-python           3.1.3-3                         An Apache module that embeds Python within the server
ii  libapache2-mod-python2.3        3.1.3-3                         An Apache 2 module that embeds Python 2.3 within the server
ii  python                          2.3.5-2                         An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)
ii  python-clearsilver              0.9.13-3.2                      python bindings for clearsilver
ii  python-dev                      2.3.5-2                         Header files and a static library for Python (default)
ii  python-docutils                 0.3.7-2                         Utilities for the documentation of Python modules
ii  python-newt                     0.51.6-20                       A NEWT module for Python
ii  python-roman                    0.3.7-2                         A module for generating/analyzing Roman numerals
ii  python-sqlite                   1.0.1-2                         python interface to SQLite
ii  python2.3                       2.3.5-3sarge1                   An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.3)
ii  python2.3-clearsilver           0.9.13-3.2                      python bindings for clearsilver
ii  python2.3-dev                   2.3.5-3sarge1                   Header files and a static library for Python (v2.3)
ii  python2.3-docutils              0.3.7-2                         Dependency package for python-docutils with Python 2.3
ii  python2.3-numeric               23.8-1                          Numerical (matrix-oriented) Mathematics for Python
ii  python2.3-numeric-ext           23.8-1                          Extension modules for Numeric Python
ii  python2.3-scipy-core            0.3.2-3                         low level utilities for scipy (for python 2.3)
ii  python2.3-setuptools            0.0.1.041214-1                  Python Distutils Enhancements
ii  python2.3-sqlite                1.0.1-2                         python interface to SQLite
ii  python2.3-subversion            1.1.4-2                         python modules for interfacing with Subversion (aka. svn)
ii  python2.3-svn                   1.1.2-3                         A(nother) Python interface to Subversion
ii  python2.3-xml                   0.8.4-1                         XML tools for Python (2.3.x)

What can i do?

Thanks, Thomas

[Christian Boos]

python2.3-setuptools            0.0.1.041214-1     

That's very outdated: follow the instructions in TracPlugins#Requirements in order to upgrade yourself this package.

[t.creutz@…]

Thanks, that was it.

I fetch´t setuptools from debian unstable (0.6a9-1) und now it works ;-)