CereNEST does not compile for Python 3.8+, missing function cgi.escape()

[cristianoalessandro]

Looks like cgi.escape() was removed in Python 3.8+, so CerebNEST does not compile

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "generate_help.py", line 135, in <module>
    line = cgi.escape(line)
AttributeError: module 'cgi' has no attribute 'escape'
CMakeFiles/generate_help.dir/build.make:57: recipe for target 'generate_help' failed
make[2]: *** [generate_help] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:173: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/generate_help.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/generate_help.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:151: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

Supervisor/supervisor#1257

[alberto-antonietti]

@cristianoalessandro is for sure @Helveg's fault if you switched to Python3.8+ instead of the good old 3.6 👅

[Helveg]

Where does this generate_help.py come from, it doesn't seem to be in the source code?

[alberto-antonietti]

It's the NEST help generator:

https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/blob/master/extras/help_generator/generate_help.py

[Helveg]

Ok, so it's an upstream bug? Could you report it Albe if there's nothing to be done about it?

[alberto-antonietti]

nest/nest-simulator@4d8d7dc

Already fixed in the master, but we are using NEST 2.18.

@cristianoalessandro I suggest to just comment that line out when compiling on your PC

[cristianoalessandro]

Python 3.8+ also breaks the make of Nest (they are also fixing it already according to the github). I have switched back to Python 3.6, which works just fine.

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On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 9:47 AM Alberto Antonietti ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.*** <nest/nest-simulator@4d8d7dc> Already fixed in the master, but we are using NEST 2.18. @cristianoalessandro <https://github.com/cristianoalessandro> I suggest to just comment that line out when compiling on your PC — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#14 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJNSRLGQL7JROIEPXLXCHADR4VBX7ANCNFSM4O7NEXVQ> .

[alberto-antonietti]

Good move! 👍 👍