[QPIDIT-126] Add build-time or run-time check for availability of the Python{2|3}-qpid-proton packages

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Proton Python Shim
• Assignee: Kim van der Riet
• Reporter: Kim van der Riet
• Created: 29/Jun/18 11:59
• Updated: 18/Oct/21 16:50
• Resolved: 18/Oct/21 16:50

Description

The qpid-interop-tests run both Python 2 and Python 3 shims by default. No check is performed on the availability of the API on the host machine. The shims may be disabled manually, however, by the use of the --exclude-shim command-line option.

Not all supported operating systems have packages for both Python 2 and Python 3 APIs. It will be necessary to perform either a build-time or run-time check for the availability of these packages and enable/disable the shims accordingly.