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Subject: =?US-ASCII?Q?Re=3A_Proposed_Mass_Bug=3A_removal_of_Pyt?=  =?US-ASCII?Q?hon_standard_libraries_in_Python_3=2E13?=
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On October 7, 2024 2:46:41 PM UTC, Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian=2Eorg> =
wrote:
>Hi Scott (2024=2E10=2E07_04:56:04_+0000)
>> Additional thought on this: should arch: all packages with this issue
>> have Depends python3 (=3D< 3=2E13) added in stable so they get upgraded=
 in
>> the correct order?
>
>FWIW, we now have python3-supported-min, so that should be
>Depends: python3-supported-min (<< 3=2E13)
>
>Or:
>Breaks: python3-supported-min (>=3D 3=2E13)

If we were to end up with 3=2E12 and 3=2E13 supported for the next release=
, but 3=2E13 as default, that constraint would be satisfied=2E  I suppose t=
hat's okay=2E  I think Depends is better than Breaks in this case since the=
 python interpreter isn't affected at all=2E

Scott K