1 files changed, 12 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/apt/package.py b/apt/package.py
index 8d44ef02..7322bb94 100644
--- a/apt/package.py
+++ b/apt/package.py
@@ -64,15 +64,16 @@ class BaseDependency(object):
         name      - The name of the dependency
         relation  - The relation (>>,>=,==,<<,<=,)
         version   - The version depended on
+        rawtype   - The type of the dependendy (e.g. 'Recommends')
         preDepend - Boolean value whether this is a pre-dependency.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, rel, ver, pre, recommends=False):
+    def __init__(self, name, rel, ver, pre, rawtype=None):
         self.name = name
         self.relation = rel
         self.version = ver
         self.preDepend = pre
-        self.recommends = recommends
+        self.rawtype = rawtype
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return ('<BaseDependency: name:%r relation:%r version:%r preDepend:%r>'
@@ -360,9 +361,8 @@ class Version(object):
         """Return a Record() object for this version."""
         return Record(self._records.Record)
 
-    @property
-    def dependencies(self):
-        """Return the dependencies of the package version."""
+    def get_dependencies(self, *types):
+        """Return a list of Dependency objects for the given types."""
         depends_list = []
         depends = self._cand.DependsList
         for t in ["PreDepends", "Depends"]:
@@ -372,28 +372,21 @@ class Version(object):
                     for depOr in depVerList:
                         base_deps.append(BaseDependency(depOr.TargetPkg.Name,
                                         depOr.CompType, depOr.TargetVer,
-                                        (t == "PreDepends")))
+                                        (t == "PreDepends"), rawtype=t))
                     depends_list.append(Dependency(base_deps))
             except KeyError:
                 pass
         return depends_list
 
     @property
+    def dependencies(self):
+        """Return the dependencies of the package version."""
+        return self.get_dependencies("PreDepends", "Depends")
+
+    @property
     def recommends(self):
         """Return the recommends of the package version."""
-        recommends_list = []
-        depends = self._cand.DependsList
-        try:
-            for depVerList in depends["Recommends"]:
-                base_recs = []
-                for depOr in depVerList:
-                    base_recs.append(BaseDependency(depOr.TargetPkg.Name,
-                                                    depOr.CompType, 
-                                                    False, True))
-                recommends_list.append(Dependency(base_recs))
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        return recommends_list
+        return self.get_dependencies("Recommends")
 
     @property
     def origins(self):