[pkg-wicd-maint] Bug#970552: python-wicd: up-to-date testing python2 package breaks reinstallation

[Harald]

Package: python-wicd
Version: 1.7.4+tb2-6
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

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After upgrading, I lost my wicd packages and wanted to reinstall those. Python 2.7.18 breaks it. 

See terminal session snippet:
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jupp:|quellen/wicd > python2 --version
Python 2.7.18
jupp:|quellen/wicd > sudo apt-get install python-wicd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 python-wicd : Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
               Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
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After downgrading to 2.7.16-1 I could reinstall wicd and its dependencies.

Upgrading to python2 2.7.18 breaks wicd packages.


   * What led up to the situation?
apt dist-upgrade installed new python2 version and removed wicd packages
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
downgrading of all relevant python-based dependencies to 2.7.16-1
   * What was the outcome of this action?
wicd could be installed again, ll is running

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-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 5.8.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages python-wicd depends on:
ii  net-tools  1.60+git20180626.aebd88e-1
ii  python     2.7.16-1

python-wicd recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-wicd suggests:
ii  ethtool   1:5.8-1
ii  iproute2  5.8.0-1

Versions of packages wicd-gtk depends on:
ii  python         2.7.16-1
ii  python-glade2  2.24.0-5.1+b1
ii  python-gtk2    2.24.0-5.1+b1
ii  wicd-daemon    1.7.4+tb2-6

Versions of packages wicd-gtk recommends:
ii  menu           2.1.47+b1
ii  policykit-1    0.105-29
ii  python-notify  0.1.1-4

Versions of packages wicd-daemon depends on:
ii  adduser           3.118
ii  dbus              1.12.20-1
ii  debconf           1.5.74
ii  inetutils-ping    2:1.9.4-12
ii  isc-dhcp-client   4.4.1-2.1+b2
ii  lsb-base          11.1.0
ii  psmisc            23.3-1
ii  python            2.7.16-1
ii  python-dbus       1.2.8-3
ii  python-gobject-2  2.28.6-13+b1
ii  wireless-tools    30~pre9-13.1
ii  wpasupplicant     2:2.9.0-15

Versions of packages wicd-daemon recommends:
ii  rfkill                  2.36-3
ii  wicd-gtk [wicd-client]  1.7.4+tb2-6

Versions of packages wicd-daemon suggests:
ii  pm-utils  1.4.1-19

-- debconf information:
* wicd/users: