Please backport python-socketio-client 0.5.3-1 (universe) from utopic

[Tim Landscheidt]

Please backport python-socketio-client 0.5.3-1 (universe) from utopic to precise, trusty.

Reason for the backport:
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We are using this module locally in our Precise and Trusty cluster and would like to see this backported properly (cf. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91874).

Testing:
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Mark off items in the checklist [X] as you test them, but please leave the checklist so that backporters can quickly evaluate the state of testing.

You can test-build the backport in your PPA with backportpackage:
$ backportpackage -u ppa:<lp username>/<ppa name> -s utopic -d precise python-socketio-client
$ backportpackage -u ppa:<lp username>/<ppa name> -s utopic -d trusty python-socketio-client

* precise:
[ ] Package builds without modification
[X] python-socketio-client installs cleanly and runs
* trusty:
[X] Package builds without modification
[X] python-socketio-client installs cleanly and runs

No reverse dependencies

[Tim Landscheidt (scfc)]

Tested with script from https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/RCStream#Python:

import socketIO_client

class WikiNamespace(socketIO_client.BaseNamespace):
    def on_change(self, change):
        print('%(user)s edited %(title)s' % change)

    def on_connect(self):
        self.emit('subscribe', 'commons.wikimedia.org')

socketIO = socketIO_client.SocketIO('stream.wikimedia.org', 80)
socketIO.define(WikiNamespace, '/rc')

socketIO.wait()

This works on Trusty, but on Precise it fails with:

scfc@toolsbeta-test-precise:~$ bin/socketio_client-test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "bin/socketio_client-test.py", line 13, in <module>
    socketIO = socketIO_client.SocketIO('stream.wikimedia.org', 80)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/socketIO_client/__init__.py", line 136, in __init__
    self.define(Namespace)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/socketIO_client/__init__.py", line 150, in define
    namespace = Namespace(self._transport, path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/socketIO_client/__init__.py", line 237, in _transport
    self.__transport = self._get_transport()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/socketIO_client/__init__.py", line 251, in _get_transport
    self.is_secure, self.base_url, **self.kw)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/socketIO_client/__init__.py", line 402, in _get_socketIO_session
    response_parts = response.text.split(':')
AttributeError: 'Response' object has no attribute 'text'
Exception AttributeError: "'SocketIO' object has no attribute '_SocketIO__transport'" in <bound method SocketIO.__del__ of <socketIO_client.SocketIO object at 0x7f234dddd4d0>> ignored
scfc@toolsbeta-test-precise:~$

This is probably due to python-requests being 0.8.2 in Precise and 2.2.1 in Trusty.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for testing this backport, I'll upload this now.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

This has been uploaded. It'll need to clear binary NEW before it's published in the archive.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

This is now published in trusty.

[Tim Landscheidt (scfc)]

With regard to Precise, I have a working patch, but before submitting it, I want to wait for more input about other typical test cases (cf. https://github.com/invisibleroads/socketIO-client/issues/79).

[Tim Landscheidt (scfc)]

I tested the package built for Precise by the attached patch against Utopic successfully with the test script. The discussion at https://github.com/invisibleroads/socketIO-client/issues/79 confirmed that it is a proper solution to be compatible with python-requests 0.8.2 as shipped with Precise while remaining compatible with later releases of python-requests.

[Tim Landscheidt (scfc)]

What do I need to do on my part to resolve the backport to Precise? Is the patch in the expected format? Is this blocked on something else?