Changes/RetirePythonNose

Retire python-nose

This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.

Summary

The python-nose package is dead upstream and has been deprecated for 5 years in Fedora. It no longer builds with Python 3.14 and it will be retired (removed) from Fedora Linux 43 without replacement.

Owner

• Name: Miro Hrončok
• Email: mhroncok@redhat.com

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora Linux 43
• Last updated: 2025-01-31
• [<link to devel-announce post will be added by Wrangler> Announced]
• [<will be assigned by the Wrangler> Discussion thread]
• FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Several dependents on python-nose have been fixed before filing this change. See some progress in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2323163 and https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/GMXMFW52CWUOYUJA4PGS3GDPESU3EPG5/ == https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/GMXMFW52CWUOYUJA4PGS3GDPESU3EPG5/

python-nose will be retired (removed from) Fedora Linux 43 after this change is approved but not before Fedora Linux 42 is branched from rawhide.

When we retire python-nose, the following packages will fail to build:

$ repoquery -q --repo=rawhide{,-source} --whatrequires python3-nose --recursive | grep src$
ProDy-0:2.4.1-11.fc42.src
bmap-tools-0:3.7-7.fc42.src
hgsvn-0:0.6.0-17.fc42.src
nova-agent-0:2.1.25-11.fc42.src
openms-2:3.3.0-1.fc42.src
python-agate-0:1.12.0-2.fc42.src
python-agate-dbf-0:0.2.3-3.fc42.src
python-agate-excel-0:0.4.1-3.fc42.src
python-agate-sql-0:0.7.2-3.fc42.src
python-axolotl-0:0.2.3-13.fc42.src
python-binstruct-0:1.0.1-30.fc42.src
python-blessings-0:1.7-26.fc42.src
python-colorspacious-0:1.1.2-25.fc42.src
python-curtsies-0:0.4.2-7.fc42.src
python-epc-0:0.0.5-16.fc42.src
python-eyed3-0:0.9.7-8.fc42.src
python-flask-xml-rpc-0:0.1.2-34.fc41.src
python-hglib-0:2.6.2-17.fc42.src
python-ifcfg-0:0.21-17.fc42.src
python-leather-0:0.4.0-3.fc42.src
python-migrate-0:0.13.0-20.fc42.src
python-moksha-common-0:1.2.5-35.fc42.src
python-neurosynth-0:0.3.8-16.fc42.src
python-pygeoip-0:0.2.6-40.fc42.src
python-pytest7-0:7.4.3-4.fc42.src
python-queuelib-0:1.5.0-23.fc42.src
python-rows-0:0.4.1-24.fc42.src
python-simplebayes-0:1.5.8-27.fc42.src
python-spec-0:1.4.1-19.fc42.src
python-statsd-0:3.2.1-32.fc41.src
python-supersmoother-0:0.4-30.fc42.src
python-tilestache-0:1.51.14-19.fc42.src
python-xvfbwrapper-0:0.2.9-26.fc42.src

And the following packages will fail to install:

$ repoquery -q --repo=rawhide --whatrequires python3-nose --recursive
python3-bmaptools-0:3.7-7.fc42.noarch
python3-neurosynth-0:0.3.8-16.fc42.noarch
python3-nose-testconfig-0:0.10-35.fc42.noarch
python3-spec-0:1.4.1-19.fc42.noarch

Fails To Build and Fails To Install bugzillas will be filled for the affected packages. Some of them such as (nose-testconfig) will be retired.

Packages that will fail to build will not be able to be rebuilt for Python 3.14 and if not fixed, will eventually also fail to install. Change owners can offer assistance on how to remove the dependency on nose. See some examples linked from https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2323163

Feedback

No or positive feedback in https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/GMXMFW52CWUOYUJA4PGS3GDPESU3EPG5/

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers:

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Alignment with the Fedora Strategy:

Early Testing (Optional)

Do you require 'QA Blueprint' support? Y/N

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)