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Handle more optional modules for OpenWrt

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#84 opened on Dec 15, 2016

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Description

A major issue is that the json module is broken for python-light on OpenWrt. The module won't work without another system package called python-codecs.

As an alternative Python package, python-base on OpenWrt provides a much smaller subset of the Python standard library than python-light. Modules like atexit, tarfile, time, binascii, and even __future__ are all unavailable.

These modules are all imported without checking their existence.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
clibackend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic PythonOpenWrt package system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate which Python modules are imported in the source code and check their availability on OpenWrt. Look for existing conditional import patterns or try except blocks. Consider adding a mechanism to gracefully handle missing optional modules, possibly with fallbacks or warnings. Files to check: all Python files in the repository, especially those that import json, atexit, tarfile, etc.