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Bug 1002787

Summary: python-celery cannot be used because it has a runtime dependency on python-dateutil >= 1.5.0, which is unavailable
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: Randy Barlow <rbarlow>
Component: python-celeryAssignee: Andrew Colin Kissa <andrew>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: el6CC: andrew, mhrivnak, mrunge
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Fixed In Version: python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Randy Barlow 2013-08-30 02:05:18 UTC
I installed python-celery-2.2.8-1.el6.noarch today, and I attempted to start a Celery worker by running celeryd. celeryd generates a Python traceback, because it has a runtime requirement on python-dateutil >= 1.5.0. Unfortunately, only python-dateutil-1.4.1-6.el6.noarch is available on my system, as provided by Red Hat. EPEL does not seem to provide the necessary newer version of python-dateutil.

The symptom is best demonstrated by simply trying to start celeryd:

$ celeryd
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/celeryd", line 5, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2659, in <module>
    parse_requirements(__requires__), Environment()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 546, in resolve
    raise DistributionNotFound(req)
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: python-dateutil>=1.5.0,<2.0.0

In my opinion, the best solution is to provide a newer version of python-dateutil that will satisfy this dependency, and make the RPM for python-celery depend on that version.

Thanks, and let me know if you need any further information!

Comment 1 Matthias Runge 2013-10-04 12:44:07 UTC
Randy,
could you please try the following:
yum install python-dateutil15
and retry?
It looks like there is a newer version available, but not marked as requirement:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2011-3947/python-dateutil15-1.5-1.el6
If that works, I'll fix the package.

Comment 2 Randy Barlow 2013-10-04 14:26:17 UTC
Matthias,

Thanks, that does seem to work!

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2013-10-09 17:53:16 UTC
python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2013-10-10 18:35:24 UTC
Package python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=epel-testing python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2013-11807/python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2013-10-25 17:39:59 UTC
python-celery-2.2.8-2.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.