[Python-modules-team] Bug#947298: ipython-py2: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye

[Sandro Tosi]

On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:43:00 -0500 Sandro Tosi <morph at debian.org> wrote:
> Source: ipython-py2
> Version: 5.8.0-2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: sid bullseye
> User: debian-python at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: py2removal
>
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> (source:ipython-py2)Build-Depends->python-matplotlib
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Hey Gordon,
ipython-py2 is the last reverse dependency (in testing, non RC-buggy)
of matplotlib.

It looks like the package only declares a build-depend on mpl, while
the binary packages dont.

Do you think it would be possible to remove that build-depends (my
impression is that it wouldnt diminish much the functionalities, as
the bin packages are not depending on it, so it's probably a matter of
documentation or tests?) so that i can remove the python2 version of
matplotlib from Debian?

that in turn would allow many other packages to be removed as well.

Thanks,
Sandro