With python3-defaults from experimental, the package fails to build:

[...]
dh_auto_build
I: pybuild base:305: /usr/bin/python3.11 setup.py build
I: pybuild base:305: /usr/bin/python3 setup.py build
bash format.sh
[WARNING] Deprecated: --self-contained. use --embed-resources --standalone
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
    debian/rules override_dh_auto_test
make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
./check
Running unit tests ============================================
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
   File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/CoverageTestRunner.py", line 22,
in <module>
     import imp
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
make[1]: *** [debian/rules:16: override_dh_auto_test] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
make: *** [debian/rules:6: binary] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary subprocess returned exit
status 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Build finished at 2024-01-29T10:47:03Z

Hi,

I've attempted to fix python-coverage-test-runner in Git since this
package is finally responsible for the failure of vmdb2:

 File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/CoverageTestRunner.py", line 22,
in <module>
    import imp
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'

In the patch in Git[1] I replaced imp by importlib (and distutils by
setuptools but this is not causing actual problems).  Unfortunately
when trying to run vmdb2 test against this patched package I get:

./check
Running unit tests ============================================
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/CoverageTestRunner.py", line 313, in <module>
    run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/CoverageTestRunner.py", line 304, in run
    result = runner.run()
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/CoverageTestRunner.py", line 211, in run
    importlib.reload(module)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/importlib/__init__.py", line 148, in reload
    raise ImportError(msg.format(name), name=name)
ImportError: module plugin not in sys.modules


The fact that
   importlib.reload(module)

makes me wonder whether my patch for _load_module_from_pathname() is
correct (despite when I added some debug lines it looked sensible).  Any
help is welcome.

Kind regards
    Andreas.

[1] https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-coverage-test-runner/-/blob/master/debian/patches/Python3.12.patch?ref_type=heads

Hi Andreas,

I had a similar problem. I worked it around by depending on
python3-zombie-imp, the original code did not require any modifications.

Best,
Andrius

HI Andrius,

Am Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 09:29:27AM +0200 schrieb Andrius Merkys:

Nice hint - implemented.

Thanks a lot
   Andreas.

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
vmdb2, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1061765@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> (supplier of updated vmdb2 package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:58:18 +0100
Source: vmdb2
Architecture: source
Version: 0.28-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org>
Changed-By: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
Closes: 1061765
Changes:
 vmdb2 (0.28-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload.
   * Versioned (Test-)Depends python3-coverage-test-runner (>= 1.13.1-6~)
     Closes: #1061765
   * Standards-Version: 4.6.2 (routine-update)
   * Reorder sequence of d/control fields by cme (routine-update)
   * Add upstream metadata (Debian Janitor)
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Andreas Tille dijo [Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 03:22:27PM +0100]:

Thank you very much for your work, Andreas!