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diff --git a/tags/n/new-package-should-not-package-python2-module.tag b/tags/n/new-package-should-not-package-python2-module.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..39fa255 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/n/new-package-should-not-package-python2-module.tag @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Tag: new-package-should-not-package-python2-module +Severity: warning +Check: languages/python +Explanation: This package appears to be the initial packaging of a new upstream + software package (ie. it contains a single changelog entry). However, it + ships the specified module for Python 2. + . + Python 2.x modules should not be packaged unless strictly necessary (such + as being explicitly requested by an end-user or required as part of a + dependency chain) as the 2.x series of Python is due for deprecation and + will not be maintained by upstream past 2020 and will likely be dropped + after the release of Debian <code>buster</code>. + . + If upstream have not yet moved to Python 3, please be certain that Debian + would benefit from the inclusion, continued maintenance burden and eventual + removal of this package before you upload. + . + This warning can be ignored if the package is not intended for Debian or + if it is a split of an existing Debian package. This warning can also be + ignored if viewed on https://lintian.debian.org/. + . + Please do not override this warning. Instead, add a justification to your + changelog entry. Lintian will detect your comment in the changelog. It ensures + that your rationale is preserved for posterity. |