[PATCH] python: update to 2.7.9

[Cyril Roelandt]

* gnu/packages/python.scm (python-2): Upgrade to 2.7.9.
* gnu/packages/patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch: Delete.
* gnu/packages/patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch: Delete.
* gnu-system.am: Remove the previous two patches.
---
 gnu-system.am                                       |  2 --
 .../patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch        | 21 ---------------------
 .../patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch     | 15 ---------------
 gnu/packages/python.scm                             |  7 ++-----
 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 gnu/packages/patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch
 delete mode 100644 gnu/packages/patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch

diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
index 969a911..3b49c78 100644
--- a/gnu-system.am
+++ b/gnu-system.am
@@ -510,10 +510,8 @@ dist_patch_DATA =                                          
\
   gnu/packages/patches/pybugz-stty.patch                       \
   gnu/packages/patches/pyqt-configure.patch                    \
   gnu/packages/patches/python-fix-tests.patch                  \
-  gnu/packages/patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch                \
   gnu/packages/patches/python-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch      \
   gnu/packages/patches/python2-rdflib-drop-sparqlwrapper.patch \
-  gnu/packages/patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch     \
   gnu/packages/patches/python2-pygobject-2-gi-info-type-error-domain.patch \
   gnu/packages/patches/qt4-tests.patch                         \
   gnu/packages/patches/ratpoison-shell.patch                   \
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch 
b/gnu/packages/patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3938837..0000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-Fix handling of uint32_t arguments on the MIPS N32 ABI.
-
-Patch by Mark H Weaver <address@hidden>.
-
---- Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/mips/ffi.c.orig 2013-03-16 07:19:39.000000000 
-0400
-+++ Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/mips/ffi.c      2013-10-22 01:11:03.111985247 
-0400
-@@ -170,7 +170,14 @@
-               break;
-                 
-             case FFI_TYPE_UINT32:
-+#ifdef FFI_MIPS_N32
-+              /* The N32 ABI requires that 32-bit integers
-+                 be sign-extended to 64-bits, regardless of
-+                 whether they are signed or unsigned. */
-+              *(ffi_arg *)argp = *(SINT32 *)(* p_argv);
-+#else
-               *(ffi_arg *)argp = *(UINT32 *)(* p_argv);
-+#endif
-               break;
- 
-             /* This can only happen with 64bit slots.  */
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch 
b/gnu/packages/patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f121e88..0000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-From resolution of upstream python issue #20901: 
http://bugs.python.org/issue20901
-
-diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py b/Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
---- Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
-+++ Lib/sqlite3/test/hooks.py
-@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class ProgressTests(unittest.TestCase):
-             create table bar (a, b)
-             """)
-         second_count = len(progress_calls)
--        self.assertTrue(first_count > second_count)
-+        self.assertGreaterEqual(first_count, second_count)
- 
-     def CheckCancelOperation(self):
-         """
-
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 2381c7d..e2f252f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -69,18 +69,15 @@
 (define-public python-2
   (package
     (name "python")
-    (version "2.7.6")
+    (version "2.7.9")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
       (uri (string-append "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/";
                           version "/Python-" version ".tar.xz"))
-      (patches (list (search-patch "python-libffi-mips-n32-fix.patch")
-                     (search-patch "python2-sqlite-3.8.4-test-fix.patch")))
-      (patch-flags '("-p0"))
       (sha256
        (base32
-        "18gnpyh071dxa0rv3silrz92jw9qpblswzwv4gzqcwxzz20qxmhz"))))
+        "05j9in7yygfgl6nml0rixfvj1bbip982w3l54q05f0vyx8a7xllh"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f
-- 
1.8.4.rc3