Bug#1143976: python3-reportlab: regression in reproducibility? should the tests even be shipped?

Package: python3-reportlab
Version: 5.0.0-3
Severity: serious
X-Debbugs-CC: Jochen Sprickerhof <[email protected]>

Hi,

You version of src:python-reportlab in unstable fails to migrate to 
testing because the QA infrastructure couldn't reproduce the 
python3-reportlab binary version in unstable while it could reproduce 
the version in testing. We no longer automatically allow regressions [1, 
2]. I quickly looked at the diff that can be found via the excuses page 
[3] and from a cursory look this appears like a regression in the 
package (not some of the unsolved flaky toolchain we still have). 
Thinking about the files which show up differently, I was wondering if 
the package ships these files under *tests* on purpose; not knowing the 
package at all it appears to me that stop shipping those files could be 
an option to regain reproducibility.

If you need help debugging this, the reproducibility project has lots of 
experience, so I suggest reaching out to them.

Paul

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/05/msg00001.html
[2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2026/05/msg00383.html
[3] https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=python-reportlab

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