python plugin doesn't properly handle dependencies from extra-require in "python-packages"
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Current evaluation
Python plugin installs deps from only the first extras spec (SQLAlchemy[postgresql] works, [mysql] dropped). Filed against core18, a base since removed; the python-packages handling now lives in craft-parts, not this repo. Unlabelled, no maintainer response.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The reported base is retired from this codebase: commits 40136ea9b ('bases: remove support for core18') and 77edc734b ('spread tests: remove support for core18') dropped core18, and docs/release-notes/index.rst now directs core18 builds to Snapcraft 7 on the separate 7.x track. Separately, the offending code no longer lives here — snapcraft/parts/plugins/python_plugin.py is now a thin subclass of craft_parts.plugins.python_plugin that only overrides interpreter lookup, and grepping for 'extras' and 'python_packages' finds no dedup logic in this repo. The issue has had zero maintainer engagement (no labels, no comments) in 2775 days, so it should be redirected to craft-parts rather than fixed here.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
22
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
72
Actionability:
18
|
close stale | Python plugin installs deps from only the first extras spec (SQLAlchemy[postgresql] works, [mysql] dropped). Filed against core18, a base since removed; the python-packages handling now lives in craft-parts, not this repo. Unlabelled, no maintainer response. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
38
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
97
Actionability:
35
|
close stale | Core18 Python builds install only the first SQLAlchemy extra’s drivers, omitting mysqlclient; core18 support has since been removed from Snapcraft. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Python plugin ignores extra-require dependencies when multiple extras are specified for the same package (e.g. SQLAlchemy[postgresql] and SQLAlchemy[mysql]); only the first extra's deps install. 7+ years old, no maintainer activity, core18-based, superseded by newer plugin architecture. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Over 7-year-old report regarding Python plugin dependency handling for extra-requirements. Unaddressed, references deprecated core18 base, and likely irrelevant due to major architectural changes in the project. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Python plugin fails to install dependencies for multiple extras of the same package in snapcraft. Issue is completely inactive for over 7 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Python plugin fails to install dependencies for multiple extras in python-packages, only installing the first extra's dependencies. Untriaged and inactive for over 7 years. |
Update history
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Related work
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Blocked By:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1817771
(confidence 55%)
Placeholder removed — the real upstream target is canonical/craft-parts, which is outside the tools available here and could not be verified.
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