crmsh fails its autopkgtests with Python 3.12

[Shengjing Zhu]

Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/1061794:

Package: src:crmsh
Version: 4.5.0-1
Severity: important
Tags: sid trixie ftbfs
User: <email address hidden>
Usertags: python3.12

With python3-defaults from experimental, the package fails its autopkg
tests:

[...]
1370s ==================================== ERRORS
====================================
1370s ______________________ ERROR collecting test_bootstrap.py
______________________
1370s ImportError while importing test module
'/usr/share/crmsh/tests/unittests/test_bootstrap.py'.
1370s Hint: make sure your test modules/packages have valid Python names.
1370s Traceback:
1370s /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/_pytest/python.py:617: in
_importtestmodule
1370s mod = import_path(self.path, mode=importmode,
root=self.config.rootpath)
1370s /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/_pytest/pathlib.py:567: in import_path
1370s importlib.import_module(module_name)
1370s /usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py:90: in import_module
1370s return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1387: in _gcd_import
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1360: in _find_and_load
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1310: in _find_and_load_unlocked
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:488: in _call_with_frames_removed
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1387: in _gcd_import
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1360: in _find_and_load
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1331: in _find_and_load_unlocked
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:935: in _load_unlocked
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>:994: in exec_module
1370s ???
1370s <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:488: in _call_with_frames_removed
1370s ???
1370s __init__.py:22: in <module>
1370s from crmsh import cibconfig
1370s /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/crmsh/cibconfig.py:15: in <module>
1370s from . import tmpfiles
1370s /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/crmsh/tmpfiles.py:13: in <module>
1370s from . import utils
1370s /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/crmsh/utils.py:37: in <module>
1370s from distutils.version import LooseVersion
1370s E ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
1370s ________________________ ERROR collecting test_bugs.py
_________________________
1370s ImportError while importing test module
'/usr/share/crmsh/tests/unittests/test_bugs.py'.
1370s Hint: make sure your test modules/packages have valid Python names.

[Shengjing Zhu (zhsj)]

The crmsh failure also affects booth autopkgtest, which uses crmsh in the tests.

1174s autopkgtest [14:31:49]: test pacemaker: -----------------------]
1175s autopkgtest [14:31:50]: test pacemaker: - - - - - - - - - - results - - - - - - - - - -
1175s pacemaker FAIL non-zero exit status 1
1175s autopkgtest [14:31:50]: test pacemaker: - - - - - - - - - - stderr - - - - - - - - - -
1175s Fatal error:
1175s No module named 'distutils'
1175s
1175s Failed to start crmsh! This is likely due to:
1175s - A missing dependency (eg. corresponding python3 version)
1175s - A broken installation

[Skia (hyask)]

I've opened an upstream bug for that issue: https://github.com/ClusterLabs/crmsh/issues/1324

[Skia (hyask)]

Here is a debdiff that should fix the tests against Python 3.12

[Athos Ribeiro (athos-ribeiro)]

Hi Skia! Thanks for the patch. It was accepted in Debian and already merged in noble.

It seems upstream is suggesting a different approach (using the packaging package) for the LooseVersion replacement instead.

[Skia (hyask)]

Just to provide some details on the status of this bug:
- Debian pushed another patch here: https://salsa.debian.org/ha-team/crmsh/-/commit/ccfc10a7450c68db47d241c793a162ba10568b77
- Everything is fixed for both Debian and Ubuntu thanks to that patch, released in crmsh/4.6.0-1
- Upstream is still discussing on the solution to adopt here: https://github.com/ClusterLabs/crmsh/pull/1325