Re: Bug#1001459: dh-python: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated

Colin Watson <[email protected]> Fri, 2 Jan 2026 13:44:57 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.python
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, Jan 02, 2026 at 01:14:08PM +0000, Stefano Rivera wrote:
>Hi Colin (2026.01.02_13:04:39_+0000)
>>>What are common problems?
>>
>>https://wiki.debian.org/Python/PybuildPluginPyproject
>
>I wonder if we should make some design changes to improve these.
>
>We could change the layout that the pyproject plugin uses. e.g. 
>separate test and install extractions of the wheels.
>
>They would come with their own downstream breakage, of course, but 
>it'd be for the better.

Separate test and install extractions does seem like a good idea.  We 
are absolutely drowning in RC bugs right now though; is there any chance 
we could get over the 3.14-supported hump first?