On 02/08/2024 16:21, Alexandre Detiste wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I will need some "zombie-telnetlib" (so exactly the same API as
> existing telnetlib)
> because I maintain proprietary .deb (not "Debian packages") that need
> to be installable without rebuild on Buster, Bookworm & Trixie.

It's just /usr/lib/python3.12/telnetlib.py. You can probably copy it to your
"proprietary" .deb and continue using it.

> I understand that "telnetlib3" / "exscript" are 'better/newer' API but
> that does not fit the need.

Hopefully the need can be fulfilled by a clever rewrite and/or an external 
library.

> Debian could also benefit from this zombie-telnetlib.

How?

On the other hand, it would allow packages to continue relying on a thing
expunged from upstream, a maintenance burden for both Debian and upstream.

-- 
Sdrager,
Blair Noctis

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