[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 13:46, stefanor at debian.org wrote:
> Hi Thomas (2022.01.26_10:34:13_+0000)
>> 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?
> 
> It can be dropped, we don't need to keep much Python 2.7 stack alive any
> more. I'm keeping the bare minimum for virtualenvs to function, and that
> doesn't require this.
> 
> There is one reverse-dep, python-packaging, that should have it's 2.7
> bits dropped, too.
> 
> SR

I saw it. The package has Matthias Klose as Maintainer, no VCS, and no 
team. Matthias, can I NMU "your" package to remove the pypy flavor 
before I fix pyparsing?

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)