** Description changed: [Impact] * the python-botocore package is out of date, and out of sync with python3-botocore in debian [1], for all pockets except groovy-proposed. * The various outdated versions in, e.g. xenial and bionic, leave out lots of useful botocore functionality. * SRUing the current version back through supported suites will normalize sdk functionality across supported ubuntu releases. [Test Case] - * n/a + * On a machine running xenial, bionic, eoan, or focal: + `apt install python-botocore` + `dpkg -s python-botocore` + verify the package is installed, at its version matches the latest upstream release version, 1.15.46. [Regression Potential] * apt-cache rdepends python-botocore reveals no dependent packages, so that should not be an issue. - * however, the awscli tool source does require this package; there are + * however, the awscli tool source does require this package; there are probable configurations in use (e.g. pip install of awscli which use the local version of this package) wherein updates to this package will break users' expectations, especially where the version of botocore is pinned. * Any users on releases who are pinned to, or otherwise dependent on old versions of python-botocore being in the archive will likely be broken at some point by the package being updated in the archive. * New bugs introduced by botocore version releases will exist in the updated package [Other Info] * Nothing at this time [1] https://packages.debian.org/sid/python3-botocore
** Description changed: [Impact] * the python-botocore package is out of date, and out of sync with python3-botocore in debian [1], for all pockets except groovy-proposed. * The various outdated versions in, e.g. xenial and bionic, leave out lots of useful botocore functionality. * SRUing the current version back through supported suites will normalize sdk functionality across supported ubuntu releases. [Test Case] * On a machine running xenial, bionic, eoan, or focal: - `apt install python-botocore` - `dpkg -s python-botocore` - verify the package is installed, at its version matches the latest upstream release version, 1.15.46. + `apt install python-botocore` + `dpkg -s python-botocore` + verify the package is installed, at its version matches the latest upstream release version, 1.15.46. [Regression Potential] * apt-cache rdepends python-botocore reveals no dependent packages, so that should not be an issue. * however, the awscli tool source does require this package; there are probable configurations in use (e.g. pip install of awscli which use the local version of this package) wherein updates to this package will break users' expectations, especially where the version of botocore is pinned. * Any users on releases who are pinned to, or otherwise dependent on old versions of python-botocore being in the archive will likely be broken at some point by the package being updated in the archive. * New bugs introduced by botocore version releases will exist in the updated package [Other Info] - * Nothing at this time + * The Hardware Enablement exception likely applies here, as updating + this package version will enable using functionality of the AWS cloud + which are impossible to use with the versions of the cli currently in + the archive. [1] https://packages.debian.org/sid/python3-botocore -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875485 Title: [SRU] python-botocore out of date To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-botocore/+bug/1875485/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
