How do I know if a package is supported from python-apt

[Martin Pitt]

Hi,

Noam Raphael [2006-12-27 23:18 +0200]:
> Is there a way to get from python-apt the info of whether a package is
> supported or not? I'm trying to write a utility that will assist in
> removing unneeded packages, and it seems to me that knowing whether a
> package is supported or not can help decide whether to remove a
> package or not.

Such a feature would greatly help me in apport as well for deciding
the origin of a particular package (and not report things if it's not
an Ubuntu package). However, since we cannot assume anything about the
user's apt sources I doubt that there is a solid method to determine
this.

Michael, please prove me wrong. :)

Thanks,

Pitti
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