[Python-modules-team] Bug#970158: pyparsing isn't Python 2 compatible: time to remove pypy support? (was: Bug#970158: Updating the pyparsing Uploaders list)

[Thomas Goirand]

On 1/26/22 01:13, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Hi Pierre-Elliott and Matthew,
> 
> Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb at debian.org> writes:
> 
>> Source: pyparsing
>> Version: 2.2.0+dfsg1-2 2.4.7-1
>> Severity: minor
>> User: mia at qa.debian.org
>> Usertags: mia-teammaint
>>
>> Barry Warsaw <barry at debian.org> has retired, so can't work on
>> the pyparsing package anymore.
>>
>> We are tracking their status in the MIA team and would like to ask you
>> to remove them from the Uploaders list of the package so we can close
>> that part of the file.
>>
>> (If the person is listed as Maintainer, what we are asking is to please
>> step in as a new maintainer.)
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> 
> Pierre-Elliott, I noticed that Matthew was listed as an Uploader and
> that the Maintainer is the DPT.  If Matthew is still active, then it
> should be enough to drop Barry from the list.
> 
> Matthew, are you still active in Debian?  If so, PyParsing needs work at
> Bugs #960548 and #997839, and this bug (#970158) can be solved at the
> same time :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Nicholas

When building 3.0.7, I get:

I: pybuild base:237: pypy setup.py clean
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "setup.py", line 8, in <module>
     from pyparsing import __version__ as pyparsing_version
   File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/pyparsing/__init__.py", line 100
     major: int
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
E: pybuild pybuild:367: clean: plugin distutils failed with: exit 
code=1: pypy setup.py clean

This feels like we need to drop pypy support for this package. Stefano, 
your thoughts? How should this be handled?

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)