Bug#973021: python-bitstring's autopkg tests are failing with python3.9

[Matthias Klose]

Package: src:python-bitstring
Version: 3.1.5-2
Severity: serious
Tags: sid bullseye
User: debian-python at lists.debian.org
Usertags: python3.9

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ERROR: testDouble (test_bits.InitFromArray)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.0phu_6mf/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/test/test_bits.py", line
420, in testDouble
    b = Bits(a)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 796, in __new__
    x._initialise(auto, length, offset, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 805, in _initialise
    self._initialise_from_auto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 836, in
_initialise_from_auto
    self._setauto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 1282, in _setauto
    b = s.tostring()
AttributeError: 'array.array' object has no attribute 'tostring'

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ERROR: testEmptyArray (test_bits.InitFromArray)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.0phu_6mf/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/test/test_bits.py", line
401, in testEmptyArray
    b = Bits(a)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 796, in __new__
    x._initialise(auto, length, offset, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 805, in _initialise
    self._initialise_from_auto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 836, in
_initialise_from_auto
    self._setauto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 1282, in _setauto
    b = s.tostring()
AttributeError: 'array.array' object has no attribute 'tostring'

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ERROR: testSignedShort (test_bits.InitFromArray)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.0phu_6mf/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/test/test_bits.py", line
414, in testSignedShort
    b = Bits(a)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 796, in __new__
    x._initialise(auto, length, offset, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 805, in _initialise
    self._initialise_from_auto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 836, in
_initialise_from_auto
    self._setauto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 1282, in _setauto
    b = s.tostring()
AttributeError: 'array.array' object has no attribute 'tostring'

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ERROR: testSingleByte (test_bits.InitFromArray)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/tmp/autopkgtest-lxc.0phu_6mf/downtmp/autopkgtest_tmp/test/test_bits.py", line
406, in testSingleByte
    b = Bits(a)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 796, in __new__
    x._initialise(auto, length, offset, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 805, in _initialise
    self._initialise_from_auto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 836, in
_initialise_from_auto
    self._setauto(auto, length, offset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/bitstring.py", line 1282, in _setauto
    b = s.tostring()
AttributeError: 'array.array' object has no attribute 'tostring'

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Ran 483 tests in 0.248s

FAILED (errors=4)