diff -Nru pygobject-3.26.1/debian/changelog pygobject-3.26.1/debian/changelog
--- pygobject-3.26.1/debian/changelog	2019-01-29 21:46:03.000000000 +0900
+++ pygobject-3.26.1/debian/changelog	2023-12-08 09:22:32.000000000 +0900
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pygobject (3.26.1-2ubuntu1.ub18moz1) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Backport fix for python 3.8 support.
+
+ -- Mike Hommey <mhommey@mozilla.com>  Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:22:32 +0900
+
 pygobject (3.26.1-2ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium

   * Update Vcs fields for ubuntu/bionic branch
diff -Nru pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/python3.8.patch pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/python3.8.patch
--- pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/python3.8.patch	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/python3.8.patch	2023-12-08 09:22:32.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+Description: Backport fix for python 3.8 support
+
+Original upstream patch:
+https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pygobject/-/commit/bfc759c9c0bb
+
+Original backport to 3.28:
+https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/devel/pygobject3-common/files/patch-python38?view=markup&pathrev=537996
+
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/gimodule.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/gimodule.c
+@@ -689,7 +689,10 @@ PYGLIB_MODULE_START(_gi, "_gi")
+     pygi_error_register_types (module);
+     _pygi_repository_register_types (module);
+     _pygi_info_register_types (module);
++    pygobject_type_register_types (module_dict);
++    pygobject_pointer_register_types (module_dict);
+     _pygi_struct_register_types (module);
++    pygobject_boxed_register_types (module_dict);
+     _pygi_boxed_register_types (module);
+     _pygi_ccallback_register_types (module);
+     pygi_resulttuple_register_types (module);
+@@ -703,12 +706,9 @@ PYGLIB_MODULE_START(_gi, "_gi")
+     pygobject_register_features (module_dict);
+     pygobject_register_version_tuples (module_dict);
+     pygobject_register_warnings (module_dict);
+-    pygobject_type_register_types (module_dict);
+     pygobject_object_register_types (module_dict);
+     pygobject_interface_register_types (module_dict);
+     pygobject_paramspec_register_types (module_dict);
+-    pygobject_boxed_register_types (module_dict);
+-    pygobject_pointer_register_types (module_dict);
+     pygobject_enum_register_types (module_dict);
+     pygobject_flags_register_types (module_dict);
+
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/pygboxed.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/pygboxed.c
+@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ pyg_register_boxed(PyObject *dict, const
+     if (!type->tp_dealloc)  type->tp_dealloc  = (destructor)pyg_boxed_dealloc;
+
+     Py_TYPE(type) = &PyType_Type;
++    g_assert (Py_TYPE (&PyGBoxed_Type) != NULL);
+     type->tp_base = &PyGBoxed_Type;
+
+     if (PyType_Ready(type) < 0) {
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/pygi-boxed.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/pygi-boxed.c
+@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ void
+ _pygi_boxed_register_types (PyObject *m)
+ {
+     Py_TYPE(&PyGIBoxed_Type) = &PyType_Type;
++    g_assert (Py_TYPE (&PyGBoxed_Type) != NULL);
+     PyGIBoxed_Type.tp_base = &PyGBoxed_Type;
+     PyGIBoxed_Type.tp_new = (newfunc) _boxed_new;
+     PyGIBoxed_Type.tp_init = (initproc) _boxed_init;
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/pygi-struct.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/pygi-struct.c
+@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ void
+ _pygi_struct_register_types (PyObject *m)
+ {
+     Py_TYPE(&PyGIStruct_Type) = &PyType_Type;
++    g_assert (Py_TYPE (&PyGPointer_Type) != NULL);
+     PyGIStruct_Type.tp_base = &PyGPointer_Type;
+     PyGIStruct_Type.tp_new = (newfunc) _struct_new;
+     PyGIStruct_Type.tp_init = (initproc) _struct_init;
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/pyginterface.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/pyginterface.c
+@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ pyg_register_interface(PyObject *dict, c
+     PyObject *o;
+
+     Py_TYPE(type) = &PyType_Type;
++    g_assert (Py_TYPE (&PyGInterface_Type) != NULL);
+     type->tp_base = &PyGInterface_Type;
+
+     if (PyType_Ready(type) < 0) {
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/pygpointer.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/pygpointer.c
+@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ pyg_register_pointer(PyObject *dict, con
+     if (!type->tp_dealloc) type->tp_dealloc = (destructor)pyg_pointer_dealloc;
+
+     Py_TYPE(type) = &PyType_Type;
++    g_assert (Py_TYPE (&PyGPointer_Type) != NULL);
+     type->tp_base = &PyGPointer_Type;
+
+     if (PyType_Ready(type) < 0) {
+--- pygobject-3.26.1.orig/gi/pygtype.c
++++ pygobject-3.26.1/gi/pygtype.c
+@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ pyg_type_wrapper_new(GType type)
+ {
+     PyGTypeWrapper *self;
+
++    g_assert (Py_TYPE (&PyGTypeWrapper_Type) != NULL);
+     self = (PyGTypeWrapper *)PyObject_NEW(PyGTypeWrapper,
+ 					  &PyGTypeWrapper_Type);
+     if (self == NULL)
diff -Nru pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/series pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/series
--- pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/series	2019-01-29 21:46:03.000000000 +0900
+++ pygobject-3.26.1/debian/patches/series	2023-12-08 09:22:20.000000000 +0900
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 fix-tests-with-newest-glib.patch
+python3.8.patch