Bug#913524: python-xarray: failing autopkgtest with cftime 1.0.2

[Alastair McKinstry]

This bug is due to cftime 1.0.2, which now causes :

     TypeError: Cannot cast datetime.timedelta object from metadata [Y] 
to [us] according to the rule 'same_kind'

in one of the test cases when python3 is used (not python2).

AFAICT, this does not affect the code, just the test, so for the moment 
I am marking the test XFAIL to allow the package to build while the code 
is fixed in cftime.

Thanks

Alastair


On 11/11/2018 20:31, Jeremy Bicha wrote:
> Source: python-xarray
> Version: 0.10.9-1
> Severity: serious
> Affects: cftime
> X-Debbugs-CC: mckinstry at debian.org
>
> python-xarray began failing its autopkgtests on October 27. On that
> date, cftime 1.0.2 was uploaded and appears to be the likely trigger
> for these failures.
>
> I am filing this bug against python-xarray although it's possible the
> bug is in cftime instead. I am filing as serious. In Ubuntu,
> autopkgtest failures prevent packages from migrating out of their
> -proposed repository unless explicitly ignored. In Debian, autopkgtest
> failures can delay package migration to testing by about a month
> currently.
>
> The autopkgtest failure might indicate a major problem in your package
> but I don't know enough about the package to know that for sure.
> Please investigate. You can set the severity level that you feel is
> appropriate.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy Bicha

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