On 07.11.19 15:08, Matthias Klose wrote:
> This weekend, I am planning to upload python3-defaults, adding python3.8 as a
> supported Python3 version.  This may introduce some churn in unstable until 
> the
> basic binNMUs are available as well.
> 
> Details for the addition can be found at [1], known issues and patches are 
> filed
> [2].  There was no test rebuild in Debian itself, but the addition was made in
> the current Ubuntu development series.  Things look good, and from my point of
> view don't block any unrelated transition work.  python3-defaults will get a 
> RC
> issue to stay in unstable until the packages build-depending on 
> python3-all-dev
> are built, and after doing a test rebuild with the two supported Python3
> versions.  Earlier test rebuilds don't make sense.
> 
> There are a few packages, where the upstream versions used in Ubuntu diverge
> from the ones currently in unstable (not naming those already updated in
> unstable by the DPMT):
> 
>  - hypothesis #942693, not sure if this is really needed,
>    the testsuite stack might be fixed by the new pluggy
>    version as well.
> 
>  - python-xarray #944044. 1.4 is already broken with Python 3.7. For
>    Ubuntu I fell back to 1.2.1. 1.2.3 might work as well, still seeing
>    one or two test failures.
> 
>  - Using numpy from experimental, and only building the Python2 numpy
>    packages from the python-numpy source.
> 
>  - Using python-scipy from experimental, building the Python3 packages,
>    and renaming the python-scipy package to python2-scipy, only building
>    the Python2 packages.
> 
>  - matplotlib and pandas don't have Python2 packages in Ubuntu
>    anymore, so I can't tell much what is needed here. Pandas needs
>    a new upstream for 3.8.
> 
> Packages building on top of numpy/scipy/pandas, like the PyAstro stack, 
> continue
> to work with these updates, despite some new test failures.

So this upload didn't happen, but thanks to Rebecca we now have an almost
Python2 free pandas in unstable. And apologies to the science team for the 1-day
delayed NMUs for patsy and scikit-learn.

Now planning the python3-defaults upload for Thursday or Friday.

Matthias

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