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From: Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com>
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Subject: Re: Policy Proposal python3-supported-(min|max) virtual packages
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On January 14, 2023 7:12:33 PM UTC, Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian=2Eorg>=
 wrote:
>Hi Scott (2023=2E01=2E14_17:22:42_+0000)
>> Take the example in #1027947=2E  If this proposal had been in place
>> already, what would he have been the generated dependency and how
>> would it have worked?
>
>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=2E=
11)
>
>The >=3D vs >> isn't particularly relevant here=2E At the moment python3 =
(>> 3=2E11)
>effectively means >=3D 3=2E11, because it's always 3=2E11=2Esomething-som=
ething=2E

And python3-min-version is a virtual package, so dpgk doesn't need any spe=
cial knowledge to do the right thing, right?  I think that's reasonable=2E

Typically though doesn't the python interpreter package provide modules th=
at are now incorporated?  If python3=2E11 provides python3-tomli, won't tha=
t mess this up?

Scott K