Dear Maintainer,

python3-mock is not usefull in a Python3-only world.

Here's a patch to remove it.

I see you are also active in the upstream repository;
so it should be trivial.

Greetings


diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 777e335..05ed46b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Build-Depends: asciidoc,
                iw | wireless-tools,
                python3-dbus,
                python3-gi,
-               python3-mock,
                python3-pytest,
                python3:any,
                xsltproc
diff --git a/tests/test_networkd-dispatcher.py b/tests/test_networkd-dispatcher.py
index 7b270d2..4c1cd7a 100644
--- a/tests/test_networkd-dispatcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_networkd-dispatcher.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 import dbus
 import errno
 import logging
-import mock
+from unittest import mock
 import os
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import pytest
-from mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import patch
 myPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 sys.path.insert(0, myPath + '/../')
 import networkd_dispatcher
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 02cc761..b4fd7a3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ deps =
     pytest
     PyGObject
     pytest-cov
-    mock
 commands =
     python3 -V
     python3 -m pytest --cov=networkd_dispatcher --cov-report term-missing -q tests

Dear maintainer,

I've prepared an NMU for networkd-dispatcher (versioned as 2.2.4-1.2) and
uploaded it to DELAYED/15. Please feel free to tell me if I
should cancel it.

Regards.

diffstat for networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4 networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4

 changelog                 |    7 +++++++
 control                   |    1 -
 patches/remove_mock.patch |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
 patches/series            |    1 +
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -Nru networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/changelog networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/changelog
--- networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/changelog	2024-07-11 14:52:59.000000000 +0200
+++ networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/changelog	2026-09-10 12:47:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+networkd-dispatcher (2.2.4-1.2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Patch-out usage of python3-mock (Closes: #1069939)
+
+ -- Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>  Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:47:09 +0200
+
 networkd-dispatcher (2.2.4-1.1) unstable; urgency=medium

   * Non-maintainer upload.
diff -Nru networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/control networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/control
--- networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/control	2023-04-24 17:32:27.000000000 +0200
+++ networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/control	2026-09-10 12:47:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                iw | wireless-tools,
                python3-dbus,
                python3-gi,
-               python3-mock,
                python3-pytest,
                python3:any,
                xsltproc
diff -Nru networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/remove_mock.patch networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/remove_mock.patch
--- networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/remove_mock.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/remove_mock.patch	2026-09-10 12:46:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- a/tests/test_networkd-dispatcher.py
++++ b/tests/test_networkd-dispatcher.py
+@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
+ import dbus
+ import errno
+ import logging
+-import mock
++from unittest import mock
+ import os
+ import socket
+ import subprocess
+ import sys
+ import pytest
+-from mock import patch
++from unittest.mock import patch
+ myPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+ sys.path.insert(0, myPath + '/../')
+ import networkd_dispatcher
diff -Nru networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/series networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/series
--- networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/series	2023-04-24 17:32:27.000000000 +0200
+++ networkd-dispatcher-2.2.4/debian/patches/series	2026-09-10 12:45:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0001-Patch-etc-conf.d-p.conf-to-etc-default-p.patch
 0002-networkd-dispatcher.conf-Run-startup-triggers-by-def.patch
+remove_mock.patch

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
networkd-dispatcher, 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 1069939@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org> (supplier of updated networkd-dispatcher package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:47:09 +0200
Source: networkd-dispatcher
Architecture: source
Version: 2.2.4-1.2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>
Changed-By: Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
Closes: 1069939
Changes:
 networkd-dispatcher (2.2.4-1.2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Non-maintainer upload.
   * Patch-out usage of python3-mock (Closes: #1069939)
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