[Python-modules-team] Bug#955000: Bug#955000: azure-cli: Autopkgtest failure in unstable

[Luca Boccassi]

On Fri, 2020-03-27 at 15:30 -0400, Sandro Tosi wrote:
> > Thanks for the report. Downgrading python3-humanfriendly to
> > buster's
> > version fixes the issue, so it looks like a backward-incompatible
> > change in the new version.
> > 
> > Reference to the class using it:
> > 
> > https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/modules/azure-cli/-/blob/debian/sid/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/progress.py#L104
> > 
> > Test:
> > 
> > https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/modules/azure-cli/-/blob/debian/sid/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_progress.py#L54
> > 
> > Reassigning so the python3-humanfriendly maitainer can have a look.
> 
> what kind of looks should we have? most likely azure-cli-core should
> get updated to deal with the new humanfriendly behavior no?

I'm really not familiar with humanfriendly - could you at least give us
a hint on what backward incompatible changes were made?

More generally, how are API breaks dealt with with Python modules?

Thanks!

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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