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Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated

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From	Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
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Subject	Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated
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On Fri, Jan 02, 2026 at 01:14:08PM +0000, Stefano Rivera wrote:
>Hi Colin (2026.01.02_13:04:39_+0000)
>>>What are common problems?
>>
>>https://wiki.debian.org/Python/PybuildPluginPyproject
>
>I wonder if we should make some design changes to improve these.
>
>We could change the layout that the pyproject plugin uses. e.g. 
>separate test and install extractions of the wheels.
>
>They would come with their own downstream breakage, of course, but 
>it'd be for the better.

Separate test and install extractions does seem like a good idea.  We 
are absolutely drowning in RC bugs right now though; is there any chance 
we could get over the 3.14-supported hump first?

-- 
Colin Watson (he/him)                              [cjwatson@debian.org]

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  Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py  install is deprecated Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2025-12-25 20:50 +0100
    Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py  install is deprecated Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org> - 2025-12-31 15:10 +0100
      Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py  install is deprecated Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org> - 2025-12-31 15:20 +0100
    Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py  install is deprecated Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> - 2026-01-02 14:10 +0100
      Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py  install is deprecated Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org> - 2026-01-02 14:20 +0100
        Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py  install is deprecated Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> - 2026-01-02 14:50 +0100

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