Something's very wrong...
I maintain NBD
I have an irrational emotional dislike for python. (I know, I know).
I needed to build nbd in a clean environment. So I set up the environment, install openssh-client (to get the sources across) and then do apt-get build-dep nbd.
That pulls in python.
Something is wrong with this world.
Wow, that is quite wrong!
Not sure how it can be fixed though.
I guess everyone can get away with having one irrational dislike though
Perhaps hypnotherapy?
Hm. About your "irrational emotional dislike": I'm too afflicted by that. I've poured a lot of thought into why I have this dislike and I think I start to have a coherent answer.
I'd be very interested on whether you have some thoughts yourself. Have you ever blogged about it? If yes: any pointers?