[Bug 1822733] [NEW] "sipconfig.Configuration().sop_mod_dir" returns non existing path.

[Swiss Knight]

Public bug reported:

As suggested here:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sip4/+question/679701

I forward this issue here as a BR.

I've got a trouble with sip on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit (4.18.0-16-generic
x86_64 GNU/Linux).

$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
  Release:	18.04

I must rely on the official Ubuntu packages to build a software
depending on "sip", so "python3-sip" and "python3-sip-dev" packages are
installed from apt-get.

Here are the commands from a python3 console:

>>> import sipconfig
>>> sipcfg = sipconfig.Configuration()
>>> print("sip_version_str:%s" % sipcfg.sip_version_str)
    sip_version_str:4.19.7
>>> print("sip_module_dir:%s" % sipcfg.sip_mod_dir)
    sip_module_dir:/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages

But "/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages" is not a valid path.

I either have; "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages" ("3" instead of "3.6" append to "python" in path name)
or; "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages" which is almost empty (with only one unrelated folder there: "indicator_keyboard").
Actually, "sipconfig.py" is located in the previous folder (i.e. "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/" ).

It is possible something should be updated in "sipcfg.sip_mod_dir"
definition...? Probably with some tests to check if path exists...?

The version of the "sip" shipped from the official Ubuntu 18.04
repositories is: 4.19.7.

More informations:

$ find /usr -iname "*sipconfig*"
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig.py
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig_nd6.py
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig_nd6.cpython-36.pyc
  /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig.cpython-36.pyc

$ find /usr/bin -iname "*sip*"
  /usr/bin/dh_sip
  /usr/bin/lsipc
  /usr/bin/sip
  /usr/bin/dh_sip3

$ find /usr/include/python3.6* -iname "*sip*"
 /usr/include/python3.6dm/sip.h
 /usr/include/python3.6m/sip.h

$ sip -V
  4.19.7

$ which sip
  /usr/bin/sip

$ apt-cache policy python3-sip
  python3-sip:
    Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
    Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
    Version table:
   *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy python3-sip-dev
  python3-sip-dev:
    Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
    Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
    Version table:
   *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy sip-dev
  sip-dev:
    Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
    Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
    Version table:
   *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: sip4 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: sip

** Description changed:

  As suggested here:
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sip4/+question/679701
  
  I forward this issue here as a BR.
  
+ I've got a trouble with sip on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit (4.18.0-16-generic
+ x86_64 GNU/Linux).
  
- I've got a trouble with sip on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit (4.18.0-16-generic x86_64 GNU/Linux).
+ $ lsb_release -rd
+   Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
+   Release:	18.04
  
- I must rely on the official Ubuntu packages to build a software
- depending on "sip", so "python3-sip" and "python3-sip-dev" packages are
- installed from apt-get.
+ 
+ I must rely on the official Ubuntu packages to build a software depending on "sip", so "python3-sip" and "python3-sip-dev" packages are installed from apt-get.
  
  Here are the commands from a python3 console:
  
  >>> import sipconfig
  >>> sipcfg = sipconfig.Configuration()
  >>> print("sip_version_str:%s" % sipcfg.sip_version_str)
-     sip_version_str:4.19.7
+     sip_version_str:4.19.7
  >>> print("sip_module_dir:%s" % sipcfg.sip_mod_dir)
-     sip_module_dir:/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages
- 
+     sip_module_dir:/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages
  
  But "/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages" is not a valid path.
  
  I either have; "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages" ("3" instead of "3.6" append to "python" in path name)
- or; "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages" which is almost empty (with only one unrelated folder there: "indicator_keyboard"). 
+ or; "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages" which is almost empty (with only one unrelated folder there: "indicator_keyboard").
  Actually, "sipconfig.py" is located in the previous folder (i.e. "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/" ).
  
  It is possible something should be updated in "sipcfg.sip_mod_dir"
  definition...? Probably with some tests to check if path exists...?
  
+ The version of the "sip" shipped from the official Ubuntu 18.04
+ repositories is: 4.19.7.
  
- The version of the "sip" shipped from the official Ubuntu 18.04 repositories is: 4.19.7.
- 
- 
- More informations:    
- 
+ More informations:
  
  $ find /usr -iname "*sipconfig*"
-   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig.py
-   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig_nd6.py
-   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig_nd6.cpython-36.pyc
-   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig.cpython-36.pyc
+   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig.py
+   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig_nd6.py
+   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig_nd6.cpython-36.pyc
+   /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig.cpython-36.pyc
  
  $ find /usr/bin -iname "*sip*"
-   /usr/bin/dh_sip
-   /usr/bin/lsipc
-   /usr/bin/sip
-   /usr/bin/dh_sip3
+   /usr/bin/dh_sip
+   /usr/bin/lsipc
+   /usr/bin/sip
+   /usr/bin/dh_sip3
  
  $ find /usr/include/python3.6* -iname "*sip*"
-  /usr/include/python3.6dm/sip.h
-  /usr/include/python3.6m/sip.h
+  /usr/include/python3.6dm/sip.h
+  /usr/include/python3.6m/sip.h
  
  $ sip -V
-   4.19.7
+   4.19.7
  
  $ which sip
-   /usr/bin/sip
+   /usr/bin/sip
+ 
+ $ apt-cache policy python3-sip
+   python3-sip:
+     Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
+     Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
+     Version table:
+    *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
+           500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
+           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+ 
+ $ apt-cache policy python3-sip-dev
+   python3-sip-dev:
+     Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
+     Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
+     Version table:
+    *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
+           500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
+           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Title:
  "sipconfig.Configuration().sop_mod_dir" returns non existing path.

Status in sip4 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  As suggested here:
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sip4/+question/679701

  I forward this issue here as a BR.

  I've got a trouble with sip on Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit (4.18.0-16-generic
  x86_64 GNU/Linux).

  $ lsb_release -rd
    Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
    Release:	18.04

  I must rely on the official Ubuntu packages to build a software
  depending on "sip", so "python3-sip" and "python3-sip-dev" packages
  are installed from apt-get.

  Here are the commands from a python3 console:

  >>> import sipconfig
  >>> sipcfg = sipconfig.Configuration()
  >>> print("sip_version_str:%s" % sipcfg.sip_version_str)
      sip_version_str:4.19.7
  >>> print("sip_module_dir:%s" % sipcfg.sip_mod_dir)
      sip_module_dir:/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages

  But "/usr/lib/python3.6/dist-packages" is not a valid path.

  I either have; "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages" ("3" instead of "3.6" append to "python" in path name)
  or; "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages" which is almost empty (with only one unrelated folder there: "indicator_keyboard").
  Actually, "sipconfig.py" is located in the previous folder (i.e. "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/" ).

  It is possible something should be updated in "sipcfg.sip_mod_dir"
  definition...? Probably with some tests to check if path exists...?

  The version of the "sip" shipped from the official Ubuntu 18.04
  repositories is: 4.19.7.

  More informations:

  $ find /usr -iname "*sipconfig*"
    /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig.py
    /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/sipconfig_nd6.py
    /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig_nd6.cpython-36.pyc
    /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/__pycache__/sipconfig.cpython-36.pyc

  $ find /usr/bin -iname "*sip*"
    /usr/bin/dh_sip
    /usr/bin/lsipc
    /usr/bin/sip
    /usr/bin/dh_sip3

  $ find /usr/include/python3.6* -iname "*sip*"
   /usr/include/python3.6dm/sip.h
   /usr/include/python3.6m/sip.h

  $ sip -V
    4.19.7

  $ which sip
    /usr/bin/sip

  $ apt-cache policy python3-sip
    python3-sip:
      Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
      Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
      Version table:
     *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
            500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
            100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  $ apt-cache policy python3-sip-dev
    python3-sip-dev:
      Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
      Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
      Version table:
     *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
            500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
            100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  $ apt-cache policy sip-dev
    sip-dev:
      Installed: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
      Candidate: 4.19.7+dfsg-1
      Version table:
     *** 4.19.7+dfsg-1 500
            500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
            100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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