python3-tables incorrectly depends on python

[Marc D.]

The python3-tables packet contains tables for python3. The package depends on other python3-* packages plus the package "python", which is an implementation of python2. I guess this dependency should be on python3.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: python3-tables 3.4.2-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-25.29-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Sun Jan 21 18:42:29 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-20 (731 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: pytables
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Russell Jones (russell-jones-oxphys)]

/usr/bin/ptrepack in python3-tables tries to use python2 (/usr/bin/python), which will not work if python-tables is not installed. Same for pt2to3, ptdump and pttree. nctoh5 is missing, though the man page is present. It's also absent when I install to a 3.7 virtualenv. The other commands are present and run with python3 in the VE.

[Marc D. (koshy)]

In the current package version 3.4.4-2 (unreleased Ubuntu 19.04) /usr/bin/pt2to3 and /usr/bin/ptrepack use python3.

The dependency also seems to be fixed.