> The autopkgtest for this package depends on unrar from non-free > section. I am pretty sure that a package in main may not depend on > non-free packages in autopkgtest but I cannot find a definitive > reference for this, so I am filing with important severity instead > of serious.
AFAIK, there's nothing that forbids testing (with) non-free packages as part of an autopkgtest, nor is there any practical reason for doing so - strong opinions aside. Python3-rarfile has a suggested dependency on every archive util it supports, giving maintainers of reverse dependencies and other users free rein to select whatever util(s) they want alongside the module itself. The upstream testsuite on the other hand includes tests for all supported archive utils (including non-free unrar), making them full dependencies only in the context of the autopkgtest. In light of the above, this bug report will be closed as invalid unless you produce a meaningful reference that unequivocally makes non-free *autopkgtest* dependencies a no-go for packages in main.
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