Dear Maintainer,

python3-py is deprecated and slated for removal

Please remove it's use from this packaging.

Greetings

Alexandre

Hi,

I find source-less repository confusing.

I now see that python3-py dep was not extraneous.

Still it could be patched-out I guess.

Greetings

Alexandre

tchet@quieter:/tmp/dumb-init-1.2.5$ grep LocalPath -r
testing/__init__.py:from py._path.local import LocalPath
testing/__init__.py:    for p in LocalPath('/proc').listdir():
testing/__init__.py:    return LocalPath('/proc').join(str(pid)).isdir()
testing/__init__.py:    status = LocalPath('/proc').join(str(pid),
'status').read()
tchet@quieter:/tmp/dumb-init-1.2.5$

Hello,

Bug #1118707 in dumb-init reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dumb-init/-/commit/29c11c13159406d8e0d4d2552e02abc9c21644e2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
patch-out usage of python3-py (Closes: #1118707)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1118707

Dear maintainer,

I've prepared an NMU for dumb-init (versioned as 1.2.5-3.1) and
uploaded it to DELAYED/7. Please feel free to tell me if I
should cancel it.

Regards.

diffstat for dumb-init-1.2.5 dumb-init-1.2.5

 changelog     |   12 ++++++++++++
 tests/control |    1 -
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -Nru dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/changelog dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/changelog
--- dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/changelog	2023-07-27 18:23:58.000000000 +0200
+++ dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/changelog	2026-08-17 13:36:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+dumb-init (1.2.5-3.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Patch-out usage of python3-py (Closes: #1118707)
+  * Build using the default build flags (Closes: #1119399)
+  * Clean better (Closes: #1044759)
+  * Add debian/salsa-ci.yml
+  * Drop "Rules-Requires-Root: no": it is the default now
+  * Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.4, drop Priority: tag
+
+ -- Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>  Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:36:07 +0200
+
 dumb-init (1.2.5-3) unstable; urgency=medium

   * Add python3-py to Build-Depends
diff -Nru dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/tests/control dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/tests/control
--- dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/tests/control	2023-07-27 18:23:58.000000000 +0200
+++ dumb-init-1.2.5/debian/tests/control	2026-08-17 13:28:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 Test-Command: py.test-3 -k "not setsid_signals_entire_group and not no_setsid_doesnt_signal_entire_group" tests/
 Depends:
  python3,
- python3-py,
  python3-pytest,
  @,
 Restrictions: needs-root

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dumb-init, 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 1118707@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 dumb-init 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: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:36:07 +0200
Source: dumb-init
Architecture: source
Version: 1.2.5-3.1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: ChangZhuo Chen (陳昌倬) <czchen@debian.org>
Changed-By: Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
Closes: 1044759 1118707 1119399
Changes:
 dumb-init (1.2.5-3.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Non-maintainer upload.
   * Patch-out usage of python3-py (Closes: #1118707)
   * Build using the default build flags (Closes: #1119399)
   * Clean better (Closes: #1044759)
   * Add debian/salsa-ci.yml
   * Drop "Rules-Requires-Root: no": it is the default now
   * Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.4, drop Priority: tag
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