#1130349 presentty: crash at start: TypeError: Cannot create a consistent method resolution order (MRO)

#1130349#5
Date:
2026-03-11 15:36:22 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

I converted 'presentty-console' for Python3 too;
and reworked the Python3 patch to avoid needing "six".

But now I realize this package does not work at all;
likely in Stable too.

Greetings

Alexandre
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tchet@quieter:~$ presentty /usr/share/doc/presentty/examples/demo.rst
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/presentty", line 6, in <module>
    from presentty.presentty import main
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/presentty/presentty.py", line 26, in <module>
    from . import rst
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/presentty/rst.py", line 419, in <module>
    class transition(docutils.nodes.Special, docutils.nodes.Invisible,
                     docutils.nodes.Element):
        pass
TypeError: Cannot create a consistent method resolution order (MRO) for bases Special, Invisible, Element
tchet@quieter:~$ presentty-console /usr/share/doc/presentty/examples/demo.rst
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/presentty-console", line 6, in <module>
    from presentty.console import main
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/presentty/console.py", line 23, in <module>
    import palette
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'palette'
tchet@quieter:~$

#1130349#12
Date:
2026-06-12 06:49:18 UTC
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To:
Dear submitter,

as the package presentty has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports.  We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.

For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1139343

The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/.

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