Use Python API to interact with lxd
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Current evaluation
Proposal to replace LXD CLI calls with the pylxd Python API in snapcraft was closed without discussion or resolution, indicating the request was abandoned.
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Issue body
Snapcraft should use the Python API, pylxd, rather than invoking the command line to interact with lxd.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Proposal to replace LXD CLI calls with the pylxd Python API in snapcraft was closed without discussion or resolution, indicating the request was abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
9.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | 2016 feature request to replace snapcraft's LXD CLI subprocess calls with the pylxd Python API. Open ~10 years with 0 comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction; the codebase it targets has since been fully rewritten. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Request to replace CLI LXD calls with the pylxd Python API in Snapcraft. Unaddressed for nearly a decade with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request to replace CLI LXD calls with the pylxd Python API in Snapcraft. Unaddressed for ~9 years with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Request to replace CLI lxd calls with the pylxd Python API in snapcraft. Unaddressed for over 9 years with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Replaces snapcraft's LXD CLI calls with the pylxd Python API. Currently unassigned, with zero comments and no activity for years. Requires triage and assignment to proceed. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3147 Use `pylxd` instead of `lxc exec` | snapcraft | closed | Abandoned after mocking-related test failures prevented progress. Maintainer closed the pull request as stale, deferring LXD remote handling improvements to future development. |