Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal Python-pip is actually ready to migrate, but there are problems that will take manual intervention to address:
1. Autopkgtest regressions marked against doit and logbook: Both tests are RC buggy (and bugs filed). It's true that updating pip unmasked the bugs, but they were RC buggy before due to using packages downloaded from the internet to run tests. Also, logbook can't be fixed in Testing until after the python3.8 as default (python3-defaults) transition is complete. 2. Python-pip needs python-msgpack to migrate: Python-msgpack is trapped behind waiting for borgbackup to migrate and it's stuck behind python3.8 as default. The Unstable python-msgpack will break the borgbackup in Testing, so merely force updating python-msgpack may not be a great idea. This could be unblocked either by forcing python-msgpack or a temporary removal of borgbackup from Testing. This will also enable python-virtualenv to migrate in a few days after the updated Tox is in testing. Thanks, Scott K
