I don't see any inconvenience with this what you suggest. I can import the library (with, if necessary, its history) into a new github project. I already patched upstream so it can be loaded in python3.
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1 [ITP 898... Mario Frasca
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1 [IT... Jeremy Stanley
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1... Mario Frasca
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.... Mario Frasca
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1 [IT... Mario Frasca
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1 [IT... Jeremy Stanley
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1 [IT... Mario Frasca
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1 [IT... Mario Frasca
- Bug#898773: RFS: python-fibra/0.0.17-1... Sergio Durigan Junior
- Bug#898773: marked as done (RFS: python-fi... Debian Bug Tracking System