[Bug 1821247] [NEW] python-configparser 3.5.0-1 breaks the python backports namespace

[Dan Kegel]

Public bug reported:

Installing python-configparser 3.5.0-1 breaks other python modules in
the backports namespace.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1812589 was
filed against the wrong package; see also
https://github.com/PiDelport/backports.os/issues/11

The problem was fixed upstream in June 2018
https://github.com/jaraco/configparser/pull/22
and the current verison (3.7.3) is ok.

To see the bug in action:

# apt update
# apt install python-pip
# su ubuntu
$ pip install --user backports.os
$ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok
ok
$ sudo apt install python-configparser
$ Setting up python-configparser (3.5.0-1) ...
$ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name os
$ sudo apt remove python-configparser
$ pip install configparser
https://github.com/jaraco/configparser/pull/22
$ pip list | grep configparser
configparser (3.7.3)
$ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok
ok

Please pull a fix for this configparser problem into Ubuntu 18.04.
Thanks!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: python-configparser 3.5.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Mar 21 13:57:17 2019
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: configparser
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-30 (325 days ago)

** Affects: configparser (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic

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Title:
  python-configparser 3.5.0-1 breaks the python backports namespace

Status in configparser package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installing python-configparser 3.5.0-1 breaks other python modules in
  the backports namespace.

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1812589 was
  filed against the wrong package; see also
  https://github.com/PiDelport/backports.os/issues/11

  The problem was fixed upstream in June 2018
  https://github.com/jaraco/configparser/pull/22
  and the current verison (3.7.3) is ok.

  To see the bug in action:

  # apt update
  # apt install python-pip
  # su ubuntu
  $ pip install --user backports.os
  $ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok
  ok
  $ sudo apt install python-configparser
  $ Setting up python-configparser (3.5.0-1) ...
  $ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  ImportError: cannot import name os
  $ sudo apt remove python-configparser
  $ pip install configparser
  https://github.com/jaraco/configparser/pull/22
  $ pip list | grep configparser
  configparser (3.7.3)
  $ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok
  ok

  Please pull a fix for this configparser problem into Ubuntu 18.04.
  Thanks!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: python-configparser 3.5.0-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Mar 21 13:57:17 2019
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: configparser
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-30 (325 days ago)

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