snap: use python3-apt stage-package
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Current evaluation
Switching python3-apt to a stage-package was closed without merging. The request remained pending review with four unresolved comments and no CI checks, indicating it was abandoned.
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Issue body
Currently python3-apt package is not installable with pip without
a patch. Switch to the stage-package, which has the benefit
of matching the base (and up-to-date).
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8654
Signed-off-by: Chris Patterson <chris.patterson@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Switching python3-apt to a stage-package was closed without merging. The request remained pending review with four unresolved comments and no CI checks, indicating it was abandoned. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed. Replaced pip-installable python3-apt with a stage-package to avoid patching requirements and align with the base system. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without merging. The change proposed replacing pip-installed python3-apt with a stage-package to eliminate patching requirements and match the base system. No further action was taken. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #401 fix(snap): install python3-apt as a stage-package instead of building from source | imagecraft | closed | Closed and rejected without merging. A maintainer dismissed the snap fix to stage python3-apt instead of building from source as insufficiently impactful. | |
| #6382 fix(snap): remove libapt-pkg-dev and stale comment now that python3-apt is a stage-package | snapcraft | closed | Merged to remove the unused libapt-pkg-dev build dependency and update a stale comment, reflecting the switch to python3-apt as a stage-package. |