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Subject: Re: Policy Proposal python3-supported-(min|max) virtual packages
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On January 14, 2023 7:51:47 PM UTC, Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian=2Eorg>=
 wrote:
>Hi Scott (2023=2E01=2E14_19:34:59_+0000)
>> >dh_python3 would have been able to generate
>> >python3-tomli | python3-min-version (>=3D 3=2E11)
>> >
>> >instead of
>> >python3-tomli | python3 (>> 3=2E11)
>> >
>> >Then, once python3=2E10 was dropped from supported, python3 would
>> >Provides: python3-min-version (=3D 3=2E11), python3-max-version (=3D 3=
=2E11)
>>=20
>> And python3-min-version is a virtual package, so dpgk doesn't need any =
special knowledge to do the right thing, right?  I think that's reasonable=
=2E
>
>Yeah=2E
>
>> Typically though doesn't the python interpreter package provide modules=
 that are now incorporated?  If python3=2E11 provides python3-tomli, won't =
that mess this up?
>
>I can't recall how this was done historically, but the git history of
>python3 and python3-defaults doesn't show any provides like that=2E The
>only one I can see is python3-profiler, which is provided by python3,
>not python3=2EX=2E
>
Thanks for checking=2E =20

I definitely recall it for Python2, but if it's not a Python3 thing, then =
I think it's good=2E  It would probably be beneficial to have the policy st=
atement have a MUST NOT to say not to do it in the future as that would bre=
ak this=2E

Scott K