Offlineimap config files not stored when installing via pip

[chrysle]

In the documentation is stated that offlineimap stores a minimal config file below /usr/share. However when installing the program with pip (which naturally has no write access to these directories), this file is nowhere to be found on my system, except in my ~/.cache/ directory. This surely can't be intended?

General information

• system/distribution (with version): Ubuntu 20.04.05 LTS
• offlineimap version (offlineimap -V): 7.3.4
• Python version: 3.8.10
• server name or domain: -
• CLI options: -

Configuration file offlineimaprc

REMOVE PRIVATE DATA.

pythonfile (if any)

REMOVE PRIVATE DATA.

Logs, error

REMOVE PRIVATE DATA.

Steps to reproduce the error

• Install offlineimap with pip and perform a user installation: pip install --user offlineimap
• Search the whole system for a file named offlineimap.conf.minimal (or offlineimap.conf)

[thekix]

Hi @chrysle

currently, in pypi, there is only the offlineimap version for Python2. This version, offlineimap3, is Python3.

@spaetz could you help with the upload of offlineimap3 to pypi.org? I am not user how you did the uploads for Python2.

Regards,
kix

[spaetz]

Hi, currently 'offlineimap' and me are listed as maintainers on pypi.org for offlineimap. I am more than happy to pass on that maintainership to the current maintainers. Other than than, I do not think I can be of much help.

[thekix]

Hi @spaetz

thanks a lot for your reply. @spaetz @nicolas33 who should be in the maintainers group?

To upload the package, are you using setuptools or how are you uploading it?

Cheers,
kix

[spaetz]

I have not been uploading anything for a long time, and to be honest I have no idea how or what tools I had been using. Also, I think pypi has changed quite a few things since then in order to make uploads more secure. So, I won't be of much help in that regard, sorry. -- Sent from mobile device.

[spaetz]

Arguably, you want to retire the pip offlineimap package and create a new one named offlineimap3, as that is also the name you have been giving the distro packages? -- Sent from mobile device.

[chrysle]

I have not been uploading anything for a long time, and to be honest I have no idea how or what tools I had been using. Also, I think pypi has changed quite a few things since then in order to make uploads more secure.

I'd suggest you create a GitHub Actions Workflow that automatically uploads to PyPI whenever a release happens.
See this guide for more information.

[thekix]

I have not been uploading anything for a long time, and to be honest I have no idea how or what tools I had been using. Also, I think pypi has changed quite a few things since then in order to make uploads more secure. So, I won't be of much help in that regard, sorry. -- Sent from mobile device.

Hi @spaetz

please, include me in the list of maintainers in pypi. I will try to upload a new version. I will use the link provided by @chrysle to do it.

About the offlineimap python2 packages, I am not sure about retire them. You did a great work and if they do not create problems, we should left them in pypi. What do you think?

Best regards,
kix