Hi Jelmer,

To avoind needlessy pulling in python3-pip & python3-setuptools
in ever single flit run, the engine "python3-pip" has been spun-out.

Please rework lintian-brush to add "python3-flit" instead of "flit".

Greeting



See herunder the automatic change I got:



tchet@quieter:/tmp/pysmarlaapi$ git diff HEAD~2
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1b84b6d..b242df2 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Section: python
 Build-Depends:
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  dh-sequence-python3,
+ flit,
  pybuild-plugin-pyproject,
  python3-all,
  python3-flit,

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-codemods, 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 1148879@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-codemods package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:13:50 +0100
Source: debian-codemods
Architecture: source
Version: 0.186
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@debian.org>
Changed-By: Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@debian.org>
Closes: 1148879 1149450
Changes:
 debian-codemods (0.186) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Add fixer for debhelper-compat-file-contains-multiple-levels
   * Add fixer for build-depends-on-build-essential-package-without-
     using-version
   * Add fixer for description-contains-homepage
   * Add fixer for pear-package-without-pkg-php-tools-builddep
   * Add fixer for vcs-field-has-unexpected-spaces
   * Add fixer for debian-rules-sets-DH_COMPAT
   * Add fixer for documentation-package-not-architecture-independent
   * Add fixer for description-starts-with-leading-spaces
   * Add fixer for superfluous-clutter-in-homepage
   * Add fixer for depends-on-obsolete-package
   * missing-prerequisite-for-pyproject-backend: Suggest python3-flit
     rather than flit for the flit_core backend. Closes: #1148879
   * Bump decopy dependency to >= 0.3.4, fixing FTBFS in the
     no-copyright-file fixer test. Closes: #1149450
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