[Python-modules-team] Bug#788561: Bug RC #788561 (python3-memcache not Python 3 compatible)

[Thomas Goirand]

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On 07/06/2015 01:10 AM, Hugo Lefeuvre wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
>> This has already been done in Sid, and therefore, it is my opinion that
>> we should have one of the below action:
>> 1/ Remove support for Py3 in Jessie, and ask the release team to approve
>> that. I do believe that they will accept this.
>> 2/ Ask for the release team to accept an update to the package version
>> which is in Sid. It's very unlikely that they accept.
>>
>> If you want to work on one of these, it'd be great. But dealing with the
>> release team for doing this type of fix in stable is famously difficult
>> because:
>> 1/ They are very busy
>> 2/ They don't accept often big changes in already existing package, and
>> you need to convince them.
>>
>> Both are very valid reasons and I don't blame the release team for that.
> 
> I'd be glad to try to help you to fix this bug.
> 
> I agree with the fact that it will be quite difficult to update Jessie
> with the version currently in Sid. A lot of changes have been made 
> between 1.53 and 1.54; it will be really hard to prove that this new 
> version won't introduce new bugs. 
> 
> So, the first solution seems to be much easier. Moreover, according to 
> memcache's popcon[0], python3-memcache isn't downloaded a lot. So, it 
> won't be prolematic to remove this package in Jessie, at least for the 
> moment.
> 
> Naturally, I think it's sad to lose memcache's Python 3 support on Jessie, 
> but we must fix this bug, and the first solution seems to be the only 
> realistic solution.
> 
> Maybe that we could try to ask the release team for the second solution,
> and, if they do not accept, ask them for the first solution ?

Yes, that's the way to go. I think it's better to go directly for the
removal of python3-memcached in fact.

> #788561 is now marked as fixed in 1.54+20150423+git+48e882719c-2. Is it
> enough ?

I believe so, yes.

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)

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