Source: python3-debian
Version: 0.1.52
Severity: wishlist
deb-changelog(5) lists the entry format as:
package (version) distributions; metadata
[...]
and says:
metadata lists zero or more comma-separated keyword=value items.
However given the changelog:
example (1.0.0) unstable;
* Example.
-- Raul Tambre <r...@tambre.ee> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:13:39 +0200
it generates a parse error:
Python 3.13.1 (main, Jan 3 2025, 10:26:34) [GCC 14.2.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import debian.changelog
>>> debian.changelog.Changelog(open("changelog"))
Invalid key-value pair after ';':
<debian.changelog.Changelog object at 0x7f2e985b3b60>
I don't believe it should per the specification.
Obviously real-world uploads will have at least the urgency field, but it isn't
required per se.
