netcdf4-python/1.4.0-1 breaks python-pydap/3.2.2+ds1-1 autopkgtest in testing

[Paul Gevers]

Hi Bas,

On 16-05-18 21:48, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
> On 05/16/2018 08:43 PM, Paul Gevers wrote:
>> With a recent upload of netcdf4-python the autopkgtest of python-pydap
>> started to fail in testing [2]. This is currently delaying the migration
>> of netcdf4-python version 1.4.0-1 [3].
> 
> numpy is breaking many more packages, causing their testing migration to
> be delayed.
> 
> None of the pydap tests seem related to the use of python-netcdf4.

While this may be true, the changes due to numpy still need to be
accounted for. I read¹ that numpy has some backward compatibility
support for this, but of limited use.

Quote:
"""
See the release notes:

| The ``str`` and ``repr`` of ndarrays and numpy scalars have been
| changed in a variety of ways. These changes are likely to break
| downstream user's doctests.

https://sources.debian.org/src/python-numpy/1:1.14.3-2/doc/release/1.14.0-notes.rst/#L243-L247

They provide a backward compatibility option; however I am not sure
whether this is useful.
"""

It would be great if the autopkgtest of python-pydap can be fixed.

Paul

¹ Message-ID: <565b7d1b-1ac7-4f49-997d-f3c56b3e15aa at gmx.de>

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