[QPID-6693] qpid-python setup.py syntax error when raising DistutilsFileError

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 0.26
• Component/s: Python Client

Environment

pip on openSUSE

• Assignee: Justin Ross
• Reporter: Adam Williamson
• Created: 13/Aug/15 20:25
• Updated: 22/Nov/17 12:01
• Resolved: 11/Mar/17 21:13

Description

Trying 'pip install qpid-python' on openSUSE 13.2, I get this:

openqa:/opt/openqa_fedora_tools/tools/openqa_trigger # pip install qpid-python
Downloading/unpacking qpid-python
Downloading qpid-python-0.26.tar.gz (146kB): 146kB downloaded
Running setup.py (path:/tmp/pip_build_root/qpid-python/setup.py) egg_info for package qpid-python
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 17, in <module>
File "/tmp/pip_build_root/qpid-python/setup.py", line 42
raise DistutilsFileError, \
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<string>", line 17, in <module>

File "/tmp/pip_build_root/qpid-python/setup.py", line 42

raise DistutilsFileError, \

^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

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Cleaning up...

there's an obvious syntax error in the attempt to raise the exception...so I can't tell why the install is failing