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A possibly easier way to check dependencies for 2Removal?

From	"Rebecca N. Palmer" <rebecca_palmer@zoho.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.maint.python
Subject	A possibly easier way to check dependencies for 2Removal?
Date	2019-09-18 00:20 +0200
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grep-dctrl -w -F Depends,Recommends -s Source "python-$module" 
/var/lib/apt/lists/*_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages ; 
grep-dctrl -w -s Package "python-$module" 
/var/lib/apt/lists/*_debian_dists_sid_main_source_Sources

where python-$module is the *binary* package name.

This finds runtime Depends/Recommends, and all mentions in the Sources 
index (Build-Depends*, Testsuite-Triggers, and the package itself):

Outputs only this package's source name => ready to be removed
Outputs other source package(s) => not ready yet
Outputs nothing => package doesn't exist (either it's already been 
removed, or you mis-spelt it)

(Previous suggestions in this thread were "apt-cache rdepends 
python-$module ; reverse-depends -b python-$module" (can be slow) or 
"dak rm -R -n -b python-$module" (DDs only); those both ignore 
autopkgtest depends.)

Thread

Re: Packages depending on python-testtools are now RC: is bzr still a thing? Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2019-09-15 01:20 +0200
  Re: Packages depending on python-testtools are now RC: is bzr still a thing? Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@jelmer.uk> - 2019-09-15 11:10 +0200
    Re: Packages depending on python-testtools are now RC: is bzr still a thing? Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2019-09-15 14:30 +0200
      Re: Packages depending on python-testtools are now RC: is bzr still a thing? Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@jelmer.uk> - 2019-09-15 17:40 +0200
      Re: Packages depending on python-testtools are now RC: is bzr still  a thing? Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2019-09-16 00:40 +0200
        Re: Packages depending on python-testtools are now RC: is bzr still  a thing? Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2019-09-16 09:20 +0200
          A possibly easier way to check dependencies for 2Removal? "Rebecca N. Palmer" <rebecca_palmer@zoho.com> - 2019-09-18 00:20 +0200
            Re: A possibly easier way to check dependencies for 2Removal? Diane Trout <diane@ghic.org> - 2019-09-18 19:40 +0200
            Re: A possibly easier way to check dependencies for 2Removal? "Rebecca N. Palmer" <rebecca_palmer@zoho.com> - 2019-10-26 20:30 +0200

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