[Python-modules-team] Bug#813429: python-numpy: breaks the CI tests of some installed packages

[Ole Streicher]

Package: python3-numpy
Version: 1:1.11.0~b2-1
Severity: serious
Forwarded: Yes

The numpy beta release breaks the CI tests of some astrophysics
packages, namely python-astropy, sunpy, and wcsaxes. Upstream bug
reports are here:

https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/7161
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/7162
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/7164

Although it is not everywhere clear whether this is a problem of numpy
or the astrophysics packages, I'd ask not to enter testing unless the
problems are resolved by numpy or clarified that the dependent packages
shall fix it.

Would it generally be possible to put beta releases to experimental
instead of unstable?

Best regards

Ole