Dear maintainer,

According to https://ci.debian.net data, your package python-docx has an
autopkgtest regression with pytest.

The following architectures failed: amd64, arm64, i386, loong64,
ppc64el, riscv64, s390x.

Hopefully relevant excerpt from
https://ci.debian.net/packages/p/python-docx/testing/amd64/72542157/
follows:

101s ==================================== ERRORS ====================================
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_doesnt_mind_being_closed_even_though_it_doesnt_need_it _
101s E                   pytest.PytestRemovedIn10Warning: Class-scoped fixture defined as instance method is deprecated.
101s E                   Instance attributes set in this fixture will NOT be visible to test methods,
101s E                   as each test gets a new instance while the fixture runs only once per class.
101s E                   Use @classmethod decorator and set attributes on cls instead.
101s E                   See https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/deprecations.html#class-scoped-fixture-as-instance-method
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri _
101s E       AssertionError
101s ___ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_can_get_the_content_types_xml ____
101s E       AssertionError
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_the_rels_xml_for_a_source_uri _
101s E       AssertionError
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml _
101s E       AssertionError
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri _
101s E                   pytest.PytestRemovedIn10Warning: Class-scoped fixture defined as instance method is deprecated.
101s E                   Instance attributes set in this fixture will NOT be visible to test methods,
101s E                   as each test gets a new instance while the fixture runs only once per class.
101s E                   Use @classmethod decorator and set attributes on cls instead.
101s E                   See https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/deprecations.html#class-scoped-fixture-as-instance-method
101s _____ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_has_the_content_types_xml ______
101s E       AssertionError
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_rels_xml_for_source_uri _
101s E       AssertionError
101s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml _
101s E       AssertionError
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_doesnt_mind_being_closed_even_though_it_doesnt_need_it
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_can_get_the_content_types_xml
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_the_rels_xml_for_a_source_uri
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_has_the_content_types_xml
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_rels_xml_for_source_uri
101s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml
101s E: pybuild pybuild:485: test: plugin pyproject failed with: exit code=1: cd /tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.e3zl9hid/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/build; python3.14 -m pytest tests
109s ==================================== ERRORS ====================================
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_doesnt_mind_being_closed_even_though_it_doesnt_need_it _
109s E                   pytest.PytestRemovedIn10Warning: Class-scoped fixture defined as instance method is deprecated.
109s E                   Instance attributes set in this fixture will NOT be visible to test methods,
109s E                   as each test gets a new instance while the fixture runs only once per class.
109s E                   Use @classmethod decorator and set attributes on cls instead.
109s E                   See https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/deprecations.html#class-scoped-fixture-as-instance-method
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri _
109s E       AssertionError
109s ___ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_can_get_the_content_types_xml ____
109s E       AssertionError
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_the_rels_xml_for_a_source_uri _
109s E       AssertionError
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeDirPkgReader.it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml _
109s E       AssertionError
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri _
109s E                   pytest.PytestRemovedIn10Warning: Class-scoped fixture defined as instance method is deprecated.
109s E                   Instance attributes set in this fixture will NOT be visible to test methods,
109s E                   as each test gets a new instance while the fixture runs only once per class.
109s E                   Use @classmethod decorator and set attributes on cls instead.
109s E                   See https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/deprecations.html#class-scoped-fixture-as-instance-method
109s _____ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_has_the_content_types_xml ______
109s E       AssertionError
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_can_retrieve_rels_xml_for_source_uri _
109s E       AssertionError
109s _ ERROR at setup of DescribeZipPkgReader.it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml _
109s E       AssertionError
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_doesnt_mind_being_closed_even_though_it_doesnt_need_it
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_can_get_the_content_types_xml
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_the_rels_xml_for_a_source_uri
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeDirPkgReader::it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_the_blob_for_a_pack_uri
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_has_the_content_types_xml
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_can_retrieve_rels_xml_for_source_uri
109s ERROR tests/opc/test_phys_pkg.py::DescribeZipPkgReader::it_returns_none_when_part_has_no_rels_xml
109s E: pybuild pybuild:485: test: plugin pyproject failed with: exit code=1: cd /tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.e3zl9hid/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/build; python3.13 -m pytest tests
109s pybuild-autopkgtest: error: pybuild --autopkgtest --test-pytest -i python{version} -p "3.14 3.13" --parallel= returned exit code 13
109s pybuild-autopkgtest: error: /tmp/Lj2rqsbL8X/run pybuild-autopkgtest returned exit code 2
109s pybuild-autopkgtest  FAIL non-zero exit status 25
110s pybuild-autopkgtest  FAIL non-zero exit status 25

Hello,

Bug #1140875 in python-docx 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/python-team/packages/python-docx/-/commit/ee0e1983bef4079957299000facd5d7b3b7aecc9
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't define class-scoped fixtures as instance methods

Closes: #1140875
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1140875

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
python-docx, 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 1140875@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> (supplier of updated python-docx 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: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:54:24 +0100
Source: python-docx
Architecture: source
Version: 1.2.0+dfsg-4
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Python Team <team+python@tracker.debian.org>
Changed-By: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
Closes: 1140875
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