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Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye

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On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:28:59 +0000 Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: src:obitools
> Version: 1.2.13+dfsg-1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: sid bullseye
> User: debian-python@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: py2removal
> 
> Python2 becomes end-of-live upstream, and Debian aims to remove
> Python2 from the distribution, as discussed in
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2019/07/msg00080.html
> 
> Your package either build-depends, depends on Python2, or uses Python2
> in the autopkg tests.  Please stop using Python2, and fix this issue
> by one of the following actions.
> 
> - Convert your Package to Python3. This is the preferred option.  In
>   case you are providing a Python module foo, please consider dropping
>   the python-foo package, and only build a python3-foo package.  Please
>   don't drop Python2 modules, which still have reverse dependencies,
>   just document them.
>   
>   This is the preferred option.
..
> - If the package is dead upstream, cannot be converted or maintained
>   in Debian, it should be removed from the distribution.  If the
>   package still has reverse dependencies, raise the severity to
>   "serious" and document the reverse dependencies with the BTS affects
>   command.  If the package has no reverse dependencies, confirm that
>   the package can be removed, reassign this issue to ftp.debian.org,
>   make sure that the bug priority is set to normal and retitle the
>   issue to "RM: PKG -- removal triggered by the Python2 removal".
...

I don't see any evidence of upstream progress on converting to python3.  This 
package is blocking several others.  Would it be best to remove it?  It can 
always be re-introduced if a python3 port appears.

Scott K

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Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2020-01-12 13:40 +0100
  Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Andreas Tille <andreas@fam-tille.de> - 2020-01-12 18:30 +0100
    Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2020-03-06 03:30 +0100
    Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@debian.org> - 2020-03-07 07:10 +0100
      Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye olivier sallou <osallou@debian.org> - 2020-03-07 08:00 +0100
        Bug#937177: obitools: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> - 2020-03-07 08:10 +0100

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