I implemented a check for string exception in lintian4python and run it on the whole archive (which was a slightly out of date sid). The results are attached.

Sadly, despite a MBF almost 2 years ago (thanks, Sandro!), there are still tons of packages using this ex-feature. Not only the old bugs haven't been fixed completely, but also new ones appeared.

Any volunteers to file new bugs?

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Jakub Wilk
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