Hi,
I'm a lurker of debian-pyt...@lists.debian.org but seeing Python+Qt I
wanted to have a look. I don't have a solution (I might look more
another time if time permits) but I might have something that might help
someone who knows the tools better.
I am not familiar with Python Debian packaging details/tools neither
with pytest :-( so take all of this with a pinch of salt.
If it helps the error comes from:
/usr/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py in the functin "import_modules"
it does:
"""
if name.startswith('.'):
if not package:
msg = ("the 'package' argument is required to perform a relative "
"import for {!r}")
raise TypeError(msg.format(name))
"""
When the import fails the "name" parameter of "import_modules" function
is: '.pybuild.cpython3_3.9_qtpy.build.qtpy.tests' , which is derived
from the hidden dirctory ".pybuild" as created by default by "pybuild".
I think that the initial "." is used only as a directory name but Python
assumes that is a relative import requiring the package parameter.
Just to check my thoughts, and after running dpkg-buildpackage and
failing let's try again:
$ cd .pybuild/cpython3_3.9_qtpy/build; python3.9 -m pytest qtpy/tests ; cd -
Fails with the:
TypeError: the 'package' argument is required to perform a relative import for
'.pybuild.cpython3_3.9_qtpy.build.qtpy.tests'
/home/carles/git/python-qtpy
Then let's try to avoid the initial "." confusion:
$ mv .pybuild pybuild
$ cd pybuild/cpython3_3.9_qtpy/build; python3.9 -m pytest qtpy/tests ; cd -
It works.
I don't know why this is the only package affected by this though...
Hopefully it helps a bit!
On Jul/04/2022, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I wonder whether you might have any clue about
> https://bugs.debian.org/1013700
> I have mostly worked out the "cause" of the bug, but I haven't quite
> got to the bottom of it.
>
> When running the command
> PYTHONPATH=. python3.10 -m pytest qtpy/tests
> in the directory .pybuild/cpython3_3.10_qtpy/build, I get the error
> message:
>
> ImportError while loading conftest
> '/home/jdg/debian/spyder-packages/qtpy/build-area/python-qtpy-2.1.0/.pybuild/cpython3_3.10_qtpy/build/qtpy/tests/conftest.py'.
> TypeError: the 'package' argument is required to perform a relative import
> for '.pybuild.cpython3_3.10_qtpy.build.qtpy.tests'
>
> If the directory .pybuild is renamed to pybuild, the tests run without
> a problem. So there seems to be something funny about conftest.py
> (and removing all of the other files from the qtpy/tests directory
> except for the empty __init__.py gives the same error); here's a link
> to it:
>
> https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-qtpy/-/blob/master/qtpy/tests/conftest.py
>
> But there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary about this.
> So I am mystified: why does pytest 7.x seem to not give this error on
> any other Debian package?
>
> The only solution I currently have for this package is skip the tests
> at build time and rely on autopkgtest to do them.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Julian
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Carles Pina i Estany
https://carles.pina.cat
