.pylintrc

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ disable=fixme,locally-disabled,missing-docstring,useless-option-value,
   duplicate-code,
   too-many-instance-attributes,
   too-many-nested-blocks,
-  too-many-positional-arguments,
   too-many-lines,
 
 

backportpackage

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
-from typing import Any, NoReturn
 from urllib.parse import quote
 
 try:
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ from ubuntutools.question import YesNoQuestion
 Logger = getLogger()
 
 
-def error(msg: str, *args: Any) -> NoReturn:
+def error(msg, *args):
     Logger.error(msg, *args)
     sys.exit(1)
 

debian/changelog

@@ -1,37 +1,3 @@
-ubuntu-dev-tools (0.209) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
-
-  [ Colin Watson ]
-  * Demote sudo to Recommends, and indicate which tools need it in the
-    package description.
-
-  [ Florent 'Skia' Jacquet ]
-  * pm-helper: make use of YesNoQuestion
-
- -- Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org>  Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:55:43 +0100
-
-ubuntu-dev-tools (0.208) unstable; urgency=medium
-
-  [ Gianfranco Costamagna ]
-  * ubuntu-build: consider amd64v3 as valid architecture
-
-  [ Sebastien Bacher ]
-  * ubuntu-build: fix non batch mode errors.
-
-  [ Benjamin Drung ]
-  * Format code with black and isort
-  * ubuntutools/pullpkg.py: initialize vcscmd
-  * make pylint and mypy happy
-  * mark non-returning functions with typing.NoReturn
-  * run-linters: add --errors-only mode and run this during package build
-  * Drop Lintian overrides related to .pyc files
-  * Drop obsolete Rules-Requires-Root: no
-  * run mypy during package build
-  * sponsor-patch: stop checking for bzr being present
-  * Modernize SourcePackage._run_lintian()
-  * requestsync: support pocket parameter in get_ubuntu_srcpkg (LP: #2115990)
-
- -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:33:47 +0100
-
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.207) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.

debian/control

@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@ Uploaders:
  Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org>,
  Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@debian.org>,
 Build-Depends:
- debhelper-compat (= 13),
- dh-make,
- dh-python,
  black <!nocheck>,
  dctrl-tools,
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
  devscripts (>= 2.11.0~),
+ dh-make,
+ dh-python,
  distro-info (>= 0.2~),
  flake8,
  isort <!nocheck>,
  lsb-release,
- mypy <!nocheck>,
  pylint <!nocheck>,
  python3-all,
  python3-apt,
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ Build-Depends:
  python3-pytest,
  python3-requests <!nocheck>,
  python3-setuptools,
- python3-typeshed <!nocheck>,
  python3-yaml <!nocheck>,
 Standards-Version: 4.7.2
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Vcs-Git: https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu-dev-tools
 Vcs-Browser: https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu-dev-tools
 Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-dev-tools
@@ -41,12 +40,12 @@ Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-dev-tools
 Package: ubuntu-dev-tools
 Architecture: all
 Depends:
- dpkg-dev,
  binutils,
  dctrl-tools,
  devscripts (>= 2.11.0~),
  diffstat,
  distro-info (>= 0.2~),
+ dpkg-dev,
  dput,
  lsb-release,
  python3,
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ Depends:
  python3-ubuntutools (= ${binary:Version}),
  python3-yaml,
  sensible-utils,
+ sudo,
  tzdata,
  ${misc:Depends},
  ${perl:Depends},
@@ -72,11 +72,10 @@ Recommends:
  genisoimage,
  lintian,
  patch,
+ sbuild | pbuilder | cowbuilder,
  python3-dns,
  quilt,
  reportbug (>= 3.39ubuntu1),
- sbuild | pbuilder | cowbuilder,
- sudo,
  ubuntu-keyring | ubuntu-archive-keyring,
 Suggests:
  bzr | brz,
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ Description: useful tools for Ubuntu developers
     willing to help fix it.
   - check-mir - check support status of build/binary dependencies
   - check-symbols - will compare and give you a diff of the exported symbols of
-    all .so files in a binary package. [sudo]
+    all .so files in a binary package.
   - dch-repeat - used to repeat a change log into an older release.
   - grab-merge - grabs a merge from merges.ubuntu.com easily.
   - grep-merges - search for pending merges from Debian.
@@ -101,10 +100,9 @@ Description: useful tools for Ubuntu developers
   - merge-changelog - manually merges two Debian changelogs with the same base
     version.
   - mk-sbuild - script to create LVM snapshot chroots via schroot and
-    sbuild. [sbuild, sudo]
+    sbuild.
   - pbuilder-dist, cowbuilder-dist - wrapper script for managing several build
     chroots (for different Ubuntu and Debian releases) on the same system.
-    [pbuilder | cowbuilder, sudo]
   - pull-debian-debdiff - attempts to find and download a specific version of
     a Debian package and its immediate parent to generate a debdiff.
   - pull-debian-source - downloads the latest source package available in
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ Description: useful tools for Ubuntu developers
     autopkgtests on the Ubuntu autopkgtest infrastructure
   - seeded-in-ubuntu - query if a package is safe to upload during a freeze.
   - setup-packaging-environment - assistant to get an Ubuntu installation
-    ready for packaging work. [sudo]
+    ready for packaging work.
   - sponsor-patch - Downloads a patch from a Launchpad bug, patches the source
     package, and uploads it (to Ubuntu or a PPA)
   - submittodebian - automatically send your changes to Debian as a bug report.

debian/rules

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean
 	rm -f .coverage
-	rm -rf .mypy_cache .tox
+	rm -rf .tox
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
 ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
-	./run-linters --errors-only
 	python3 -m pytest -v ubuntutools
 endif
 

debian/source/lintian-overrides

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# pyc files are machine-generated; they're expected to have long lines and have unstated copyright
+source: file-without-copyright-information *.pyc [debian/copyright]
+source: very-long-line-length-in-source-file * > 512 [*.pyc:*]

debian/tests/control

@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ Depends:
  python3-pytest,
  python3-setuptools,
  @,
-Restrictions:
+Restrictions: allow-stderr
- allow-stderr,

doc/ubuntu-build.1

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ operations.
 \fB\-a\fR ARCHITECTURE, \fB\-\-arch\fR=\fIARCHITECTURE\fR
 Rebuild or rescore a specific architecture. Valid
 architectures are:
-armhf, arm64, amd64, amd64v3, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x.
+armhf, arm64, amd64, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x.
 .TP
 Batch processing:
 .IP
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Rescore builds to <priority>.
 \fB\-\-arch\fR=\fIARCHITECTURE\fR
 Affect only 'architecture' (can be used several
 times). Valid architectures are:
-armhf, arm64, amd64, amd64v3, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x.
+arm64, amd64, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x.
 .IP
 \fB\-A=\fIARCHIVE\fR
 Act on the named archive (ppa) instead of on the main Ubuntu archive.

lp-bitesize

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 import argparse
 import sys
-from typing import Any, NoReturn
 
 from launchpadlib.errors import HTTPError
 from launchpadlib.launchpad import Launchpad
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ from ubuntutools.config import UDTConfig
 Logger = getLogger()
 
 
-def error_out(msg: str, *args: Any) -> NoReturn:
+def error_out(msg, *args):
     Logger.error(msg, *args)
     sys.exit(1)
 

merge-changelog

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 # pylint: enable=invalid-name
 
 import sys
-from typing import NoReturn
 
 from debian.changelog import Changelog
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ from ubuntutools import getLogger
 Logger = getLogger()
 
 
-def usage(exit_code: int = 1) -> NoReturn:
+def usage(exit_code=1):
     Logger.info(
         """Usage: merge-changelog <left changelog> <right changelog>
 

pbuilder-dist

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from contextlib import suppress
-from typing import NoReturn
 
 import debian.deb822
 from distro_info import DebianDistroInfo, DistroDataOutdated, UbuntuDistroInfo
@@ -412,7 +411,7 @@ class PbuilderDist:
         ] + arguments
 
 
-def show_help(exit_code: int = 0) -> NoReturn:
+def show_help(exit_code=0):
     """help() -> None
 
     Print a help message for pbuilder-dist, and exit with the given code.

pm-helper

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import yaml
 from launchpadlib.launchpad import Launchpad
 
-from ubuntutools.question import YesNoQuestion
 from ubuntutools.utils import get_url
 
 # proposed-migration is only concerned with the devel series; unlike other
@@ -57,8 +56,10 @@ def claim_excuses_bug(launchpad, bug, package):
     if our_task.assignee:
         print(f"Currently assigned to {our_task.assignee.name}")
 
-    answer = YesNoQuestion().ask("Do you want to claim this bug?", "no")
+    print("""Do you want to claim this bug? [yN] """, end="")
-    if answer == "yes":
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    response = sys.stdin.readline()
+    if response.strip().lower().startswith("y"):
         our_task.assignee = launchpad.me
         our_task.lp_save()
         return True
@@ -130,8 +131,6 @@ def main():
                 if not proposed_version:
                     print(f"Package {args.package} not found in -proposed.")
                     sys.exit(1)
-                answer = YesNoQuestion().ask("Do you want to create a bug?", "no")
-                if answer == "yes":
                 create_excuses_bug(args.launchpad, args.package, proposed_version)
         except ValueError as e:
             sys.stderr.write(f"{e}\n")

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,3 @@ line-length = 99
 [tool.isort]
 line_length = 99
 profile = "black"
-
-[tool.mypy]
-disallow_incomplete_defs = true
-ignore_missing_imports = true

requestsync

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Logger = getLogger()
 #
 
 
-def main() -> None:
+def main():
     # Our usage options.
     usage = "%(prog)s [options] <source package> [<target release> [base version]]"
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage)
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ def main() -> None:
             import DNS  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
             DNS.DiscoverNameServers()
-            # imported earlier, pylint: disable-next=possibly-used-before-assignment
             mxlist = DNS.mxlookup(bug_mail_domain)
             firstmx = mxlist[0]
             mailserver_host = firstmx[1]
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     if not args.release:
         if lpapi:
-            # imported earlier, pylint: disable-next=possibly-used-before-assignment
             args.release = Distribution("ubuntu").getDevelopmentSeries().name
         else:
             ubu_info = UbuntuDistroInfo()
@@ -379,7 +377,6 @@ def main() -> None:
         # Map status to the values expected by LP API
         mapping = {"new": "New", "confirmed": "Confirmed"}
         # Post sync request using LP API
-        # imported earlier, pylint: disable-next=possibly-used-before-assignment
         post_bug(srcpkg, subscribe, mapping[status], title, report)
     else:
         email_from = ubu_email(export=False)[1]

run-linters

@@ -4,45 +4,16 @@ set -eu
 # Copyright 2023, Canonical Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
-PYTHON_SCRIPTS=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec grep -l '^#! */usr/bin/python3$' {} +)
+PYTHON_SCRIPTS=$(grep -l -r '^#! */usr/bin/python3$' .)
 
-run_black() {
 echo "Running black..."
-    black -C --check --diff . ${PYTHON_SCRIPTS}
+black --check --diff . $PYTHON_SCRIPTS
-}
 
-run_isort() {
 echo "Running isort..."
 isort --check-only --diff .
-}
 
-run_flake8() {
 echo "Running flake8..."
 flake8 --max-line-length=99 --ignore=E203,W503 . $PYTHON_SCRIPTS
-}
 
-run_mypy() {
-    echo "Running mypy..."
-    mypy .
-    mypy --scripts-are-modules $PYTHON_SCRIPTS
-}
-
-run_pylint() {
 echo "Running pylint..."
-    pylint "$@" $(find * -name '*.py') $PYTHON_SCRIPTS
+pylint $(find * -name '*.py') $PYTHON_SCRIPTS
-}
-
-if test "${1-}" = "--errors-only"; then
-    # Run only linters that can detect real errors (ignore formatting)
-    run_black || true
-    run_isort || true
-    run_flake8 || true
-    run_mypy
-    run_pylint --errors-only
-else
-    run_black
-    run_isort
-    run_flake8
-    run_mypy
-    run_pylint
-fi

syncpackage

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import argparse
 import fnmatch
-import functools
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ from ubuntutools.requestsync.mail import get_debian_srcpkg as requestsync_mail_g
 from ubuntutools.version import Version
 
 Logger = getLogger()
+cached_sync_blocklist = None
 
 
 def remove_signature(dscname):
@@ -436,14 +436,6 @@ def copy(src_pkg, release, bugs, sponsoree=None, simulate=False, force=False, ye
                 close_bugs(bugs, src_pkg.source, src_pkg.version.full_version, changes, sponsoree)
 
 
-@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=1)
-def _fetch_sync_blocklist() -> str:
-    url = "https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/sync-blocklist.txt"
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as f:
-        sync_blocklist = f.read().decode("utf-8")
-    return sync_blocklist
-
-
 def is_blocklisted(query):
     """Determine if package "query" is in the sync blocklist
     Returns tuple of (blocklisted, comments)
@@ -464,14 +456,18 @@ def is_blocklisted(query):
         if diff.status == "Blacklisted always":
             blocklisted = "ALWAYS"
 
+    global cached_sync_blocklist
+    if not cached_sync_blocklist:
+        url = "https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/sync-blocklist.txt"
         try:
-        sync_blocklist = _fetch_sync_blocklist()
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as f:
-    except OSError:
+                cached_sync_blocklist = f.read().decode("utf-8")
+        except:
             print("WARNING: unable to download the sync blocklist. Erring on the side of caution.")
             return ("ALWAYS", "INTERNAL ERROR: Unable to fetch sync blocklist")
 
     applicable_lines = []
-    for line in sync_blocklist.splitlines():
+    for line in cached_sync_blocklist.splitlines():
         if not line.strip():
             applicable_lines = []
             continue
@@ -527,7 +523,7 @@ def parse():
         "-y",
         "--yes",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Automatically sync without prompting. Use with caution and care.",
+        help="Automatically sync without prompting. Use with caution and care."
     )
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--distribution", help="Debian distribution to sync from.")
     parser.add_argument("-r", "--release", help="Specify target Ubuntu release.")
@@ -780,9 +776,7 @@ def main():
             continue
 
         if args.lp:
-            if not copy(
+            if not copy(src_pkg, args.release, args.bugs, sponsoree, args.simulate, args.force, args.yes):
-                src_pkg, args.release, args.bugs, sponsoree, args.simulate, args.force, args.yes
-            ):
                 continue
         else:
             os.environ["DEB_VENDOR"] = "Ubuntu"

ubuntu-build

@@ -87,13 +87,17 @@ def retry_builds(pkg, archs):
     return f"Retrying builds of '{pkg.source_package_name}':\n{msg}"
 
 
-def parse_args(argv: list[str], valid_archs: set[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
+def main():
-    """Parse command line arguments and return namespace."""
     # Usage.
     usage = "%(prog)s <srcpackage> <release> <operation>\n\n"
     usage += "Where operation may be one of: rescore, retry, or status.\n"
     usage += "Only Launchpad Buildd Admins may rescore package builds."
 
+    # Valid architectures.
+    valid_archs = set(
+        ["armhf", "arm64", "amd64", "i386", "powerpc", "ppc64el", "riscv64", "s390x"]
+    )
+
     # Prepare our option parser.
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage)
 
@@ -144,23 +148,7 @@ def parse_args(argv: list[str], valid_archs: set[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser.add_argument("packages", metavar="package", nargs="*", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 
     # Parse our options.
-    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if not args.batch:
-        # Check we have the correct number of arguments.
-        if len(args.packages) < 3:
-            parser.error("Incorrect number of arguments.")
-
-    return args
-
-
-def main():
-    # Valid architectures.
-    valid_archs = set(
-        ["armhf", "arm64", "amd64", "amd64v3", "i386", "powerpc", "ppc64el", "riscv64", "s390x"]
-    )
-
-    args = parse_args(sys.argv[1:], valid_archs)
 
     launchpad = Launchpad.login_with("ubuntu-dev-tools", "production", version="devel")
     ubuntu = launchpad.distributions["ubuntu"]
@@ -179,13 +167,21 @@ def main():
             Logger.error(error)
             sys.exit(1)
     else:
+        # Check we have the correct number of arguments.
+        if len(args.packages) < 3:
+            parser.error("Incorrect number of arguments.")
+
+        try:
             package = str(args.packages[0]).lower()
             release = str(args.packages[1]).lower()
             operation = str(args.packages[2]).lower()
+        except IndexError:
+            parser.print_help()
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     archive = launchpad.archives.getByReference(reference=args.archive)
     try:
-        distroseries = ubuntu.getSeries(name_or_version=release.split("-")[0])
+        distroseries = ubuntu.getSeries(name_or_version=release)
     except lazr.restfulclient.errors.NotFound as error:
         Logger.error(error)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -238,11 +234,11 @@ def main():
         # are in place.
         if operation == "retry":
             necessary_privs = archive.checkUpload(
-                component=component,
+                component=sources.getComponent(),
                 distroseries=distroseries,
                 person=launchpad.me,
                 pocket=pocket,
-                sourcepackagename=sources.source_package_name,
+                sourcepackagename=sources.getPackageName(),
             )
             if not necessary_privs:
                 Logger.error(

ubuntu-iso

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def main():
             err = True
             continue
 
-        Logger.info("%s%s", prefix, version)
+        Logger.info(prefix + version)
 
     if err:
         sys.exit(1)

ubuntutools/archive.py

@@ -340,9 +340,11 @@ class SourcePackage(ABC):
     def _archive_servers(self):
         "Generator for mirror and master servers"
         # Always provide the mirrors first
-        yield from self.mirrors
+        for server in self.mirrors:
+            yield server
         # Don't repeat servers that are in both mirrors and masters
-        yield from set(self.masters) - set(self.mirrors)
+        for server in set(self.masters) - set(self.mirrors):
+            yield server
 
     def _source_urls(self, name):
         "Generator of sources for name"
@@ -633,7 +635,8 @@ class DebianSourcePackage(SourcePackage):
 
     def _source_urls(self, name):
         "Generator of sources for name"
-        yield from super()._source_urls(name)
+        for url in super()._source_urls(name):
+            yield url
         if name in self.snapshot_files:
             yield self.snapshot_files[name]
 
@@ -731,7 +734,6 @@ class PersonalPackageArchiveSourcePackage(UbuntuSourcePackage):
 
 class UbuntuCloudArchiveSourcePackage(PersonalPackageArchiveSourcePackage):
     "Download / unpack an Ubuntu Cloud Archive source package"
-
     TEAM = "ubuntu-cloud-archive"
     PROJECT = "cloud-archive"
     VALID_POCKETS = ["updates", "proposed", "staging"]
@@ -928,8 +930,8 @@ class UbuntuCloudArchiveSourcePackage(PersonalPackageArchiveSourcePackage):
 
 
 class _WebJSON:
-    def getHostUrl(self):
+    def getHostUrl(self):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
-        raise NotImplementedError(f"{self.__class__.__name__}.getHostUrl() is not implemented")
+        raise Exception("Not implemented")
 
     def load(self, path=""):
         reader = codecs.getreader("utf-8")

ubuntutools/config.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class UDTConfig:
         "KEYID": None,
     }
     # Populated from the configuration files:
-    config: dict[str, str] = {}
+    config = {}
 
     def __init__(self, no_conf=False, prefix=None):
         self.no_conf = no_conf
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class UDTConfig:
             self.config = self.parse_devscripts_config()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def parse_devscripts_config() -> dict[str, str]:
+    def parse_devscripts_config():
         """Read the devscripts configuration files, and return the values as a
         dictionary
         """

ubuntutools/lp/lpapicache.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 from copy import copy
-from typing import Any
 from urllib.error import URLError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ class BaseWrapper(metaclass=MetaWrapper):
     A base class from which other wrapper classes are derived.
     """
 
-    resource_type: str | tuple[str, str] = ""  # it's a base class after all
+    resource_type: str = None  # it's a base class after all
 
     def __new__(cls, data):
         if isinstance(data, str) and data.startswith(str(Launchpad._root_uri)):
@@ -668,19 +667,20 @@ class Archive(BaseWrapper):
                     rversion = getattr(record, "binary_package_version", None)
                 else:
                     rversion = getattr(record, "source_package_version", None)
+                skipmsg = f"Skipping version {rversion}: "
 
                 if record.pocket not in pockets:
                     err_msg = f"pocket {record.pocket} not in ({','.join(pockets)})"
-                    Logger.debug("Skipping version %s: %s", rversion, err_msg)
+                    Logger.debug(skipmsg + err_msg)
                     continue
                 if record.status not in statuses:
                     err_msg = f"status {record.status} not in ({','.join(statuses)})"
-                    Logger.debug("Skipping version %s: %s", rversion, err_msg)
+                    Logger.debug(skipmsg + err_msg)
                     continue
                 release = wrapper(record)
                 if binary and archtag and archtag != release.arch:
                     err_msg = f"arch {release.arch} does not match requested arch {archtag}"
-                    Logger.debug("Skipping version %s: %s", rversion, err_msg)
+                    Logger.debug(skipmsg + err_msg)
                     continue
                 # results are ordered so first is latest
                 cache[index] = release
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ class Packageset(BaseWrapper):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
     resource_type = "packageset"
     _lp_packagesets = None
-    _source_sets: dict[tuple[str, str | None, bool], Any] = {}
+    _source_sets = {}
 
     @classmethod
     def setsIncludingSource(cls, sourcepackagename, distroseries=None, direct_inclusion=False):

ubuntutools/pullpkg.py

@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ class PullPkg:
                     uri,
                 )
 
-                vcscmd = ""
                 if vcs == "Bazaar":
                     vcscmd = " $ bzr branch " + uri
                 elif vcs == "Git":

ubuntutools/requestsync/mail.py

@@ -62,17 +62,8 @@ def get_debian_srcpkg(name, release):
     return DebianSourcePackage(package=name, series=release).lp_spph
 
 
-def get_ubuntu_srcpkg(name, release, pocket="Proposed"):
+def get_ubuntu_srcpkg(name, release):
-    srcpkg = UbuntuSourcePackage(package=name, series=release, pocket=pocket)
+    return UbuntuSourcePackage(package=name, series=release).lp_spph
-    try:
-        return srcpkg.lp_spph
-    except PackageNotFoundException:
-        if pocket != "Release":
-            parent_pocket = "Release"
-            if pocket == "Updates":
-                parent_pocket = "Proposed"
-            return get_ubuntu_srcpkg(name, release, parent_pocket)
-        raise
 
 
 def need_sponsorship(name, component, release):

ubuntutools/sponsor_patch/question.py

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 import sys
-from typing import NoReturn
 
 from ubuntutools.question import Question, YesNoQuestion
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ def ask_for_manual_fixing():
         user_abort()
 
 
-def user_abort() -> NoReturn:
+def user_abort():
     """Print abort and quit the program."""
 
     print("User abort.")

ubuntutools/sponsor_patch/source_package.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
-import pathlib
 import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -408,16 +407,22 @@ class SourcePackage:
 
         return True
 
-    def _run_lintian(self) -> str:
+    def _run_lintian(self):
         """Runs lintian on either the source or binary changes file.
 
         Returns the filename of the created lintian output file.
         """
 
         # Determine whether to use the source or binary build for lintian
-        package_and_version = f"{self._package}_{strip_epoch(self._version)}"
         if self._build_log:
-            build_changes = f"{package_and_version}_{self._builder.get_architecture()}.changes"
+            build_changes = (
+                self._package
+                + "_"
+                + strip_epoch(self._version)
+                + "_"
+                + self._builder.get_architecture()
+                + ".changes"
+            )
             changes_for_lintian = os.path.join(self._buildresult, build_changes)
         else:
             changes_for_lintian = self._changes_file
@@ -425,12 +430,18 @@ class SourcePackage:
         # Check lintian
         assert os.path.isfile(changes_for_lintian), f"{changes_for_lintian} does not exist."
         cmd = ["lintian", "-IE", "--pedantic", "-q", "--profile", "ubuntu", changes_for_lintian]
-        lintian_file = pathlib.Path(self._workdir) / f"{package_and_version}.lintian"
+        lintian_filename = os.path.join(
-        Logger.debug("%s > %s", " ".join(cmd), lintian_file)
+            self._workdir, self._package + "_" + strip_epoch(self._version) + ".lintian"
-        with lintian_file.open("wb") as outfile:
+        )
-            subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=outfile, check=True)
+        Logger.debug("%s > %s", " ".join(cmd), lintian_filename)
+        report = subprocess.check_output(cmd, encoding="utf-8")
 
-        return str(lintian_file)
+        # write lintian report file
+        lintian_file = open(lintian_filename, "w", encoding="utf-8")
+        lintian_file.writelines(report)
+        lintian_file.close()
+
+        return lintian_filename
 
     def sync(self, upload, series, bug_number, requester):
         """Does a sync of the source package."""

ubuntutools/sponsor_patch/sponsor_patch.py

@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ def is_command_available(command, check_sbin=False):
 def check_dependencies():
     "Do we have all the commands we need for full functionality?"
     missing = []
-    for cmd in ("patch", "quilt", "dput", "lintian"):
+    for cmd in ("patch", "bzr", "quilt", "dput", "lintian"):
         if not is_command_available(cmd):
             missing.append(cmd)
+    if not is_command_available("bzr-buildpackage"):
+        missing.append("bzr-builddeb")
     if not any(
         is_command_available(cmd, check_sbin=True) for cmd in ("pbuilder", "sbuild", "cowbuilder")
     ):
@@ -210,14 +212,14 @@ def get_open_ubuntu_bug_task(launchpad, bug, branch=None):
         sys.exit(1)
     elif len(ubuntu_tasks) == 1:
         task = ubuntu_tasks[0]
-    elif branch and branch[1] == "ubuntu":
+    if len(ubuntu_tasks) > 1 and branch and branch[1] == "ubuntu":
         tasks = [t for t in ubuntu_tasks if t.get_series() == branch[2] and t.package == branch[3]]
         if len(tasks) > 1:
             # A bug targeted to the development series?
             tasks = [t for t in tasks if t.series is not None]
         assert len(tasks) == 1
         task = tasks[0]
-    else:
+    elif len(ubuntu_tasks) > 1:
         task_list = [t.get_short_info() for t in ubuntu_tasks]
         Logger.debug(
             "%i Ubuntu tasks exist for bug #%i.\n%s",

ubuntutools/test/example_package.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ExamplePackage:
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
             self._create(Path(tmpdir))
 
-    def _create(self, directory: Path) -> None:
+    def _create(self, directory: Path):
         pkgdir = directory / self.dirname
         pkgdir.mkdir()
         (pkgdir / self.content_filename).write_text(self.content_text)

ubuntutools/test/test_requestsync.py

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class BinaryTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_keyring_installed(self):
         """Smoke test for required lp api dependencies"""
         try:
-            # pylint: disable-next=import-outside-toplevel,unused-import
             import keyring  # noqa: F401
-        except ModuleNotFoundError as error:
+        except ModuleNotFoundError:
-            raise ModuleNotFoundError("package python3-keyring is not installed") from error
+            raise ModuleNotFoundError("package python3-keyring is not installed")