[Python-modules-team] Bug#954147: src:dateparser: Requires a package outside of Main

[Antoine Beaupré]

On 2020-03-17 09:14:03, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> Package: src:dateparser
> Version: 0.7.2-1
> Severity: serious
> Justification: Policy 2.2.1
>
> This package uses python pip to download and install packages from outside the
> Debian archive to run autopkgtests.  Main is required to be self-contained,
> including for tests.  See the FTP Master's reject FAQ [1] item Non-Main II.
>
> An excerpt from a recent autpkgtest log is included below to demonstrate the
> issue with this package.

I believe this is only a problem because autopkgtest isn't configured to
install the build-deps of the package, not that it requires packages
outside of main per se.

I would be happy to take a patch or NMU to do this, but i'm a bit busy
to take care of this myself right now.