Bug#954403: joblib: configuration error installing python3-joblib

[Graham Inggs]

Source: joblib
Version: 0.14.0-3
Severity: serious
Control: affects -1 src:spades src:circlator

Hi Maintainer

While attempting to run the autopkgtests triggered by python3-defaults
for spades [1] and circlator [2], python3-joblib fails to install with
the following error:

Setting up python3-joblib (0.14.0-3) ...
...
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/joblib/test/test_func_inspect_special_encoding.py",
line 0
SyntaxError: unknown encoding: big5

dpkg: error processing package python3-joblib (--configure):
 installed python3-joblib package post-installation script subprocess
returned error exit status 1

I've set the severity serious as this blocks the migration of
python3-defaults with Python 3.8 as default.

Regards
Graham


[1] https://ci.debian.net/user/britney/jobs?package=spades&suite[]=testing&arch[]=amd64
[2] https://ci.debian.net/user/britney/jobs?package=circlator&suite[]=testing&arch[]=amd64