I'd argue that the issue here is that "Requires: gi.repository.GLib" is incorrect. There is no such package on PyPI, so the requirement will never be satisfied.
Using pydist overrides, as you've done in pasaffe, seems reasonable. ** Changed in: dh-python (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389283 Title: dh-python 1.20141026-1ubuntu1 incorrectly handles gi package names To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dh-python/+bug/1389283/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs