[Python-modules-team] Bug#793945: Cannot import mock AttributeError: 'VersionInfo' object has no, attribute 'semantic_version'

[Christopher Baines]

Package: python-mock
Version: 1.3.0-1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

I cannot import mock, either using python 2 or 3.

$ python
Python 2.7.10 (default, Jul  1 2015, 10:54:53)
[GCC 4.9.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import mock
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mock/__init__.py", line 2, in
<module>
    import mock.mock as _mock
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mock/mock.py", line 71, in <module>
    _v = VersionInfo('mock').semantic_version()
AttributeError: 'VersionInfo' object has no attribute 'semantic_version'
>>>

$ python3
Python 3.4.3+ (default, Jul 28 2015, 13:17:50)
[GCC 4.9.3] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import mock
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mock/__init__.py", line 2, in
<module>
    import mock.mock as _mock
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mock/mock.py", line 71, in <module>
    _v = VersionInfo('mock').semantic_version()
AttributeError: 'VersionInfo' object has no attribute 'semantic_version'
>>>



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Versions of packages python-mock depends on:
ii  python-pbr  0.8.2-1
ii  python-six  1.9.0-3
pn  python:any  <none>

python-mock recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-mock suggests:
pn  python-mock-doc  <none>

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