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snap: use python3-apt stage-package

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#3236
Type
pull request
State
closed
Author
cjp256
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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> - [ ] Have you followed the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)? - [ ] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)? - [ ] Have you successfully run `./runtests.sh static`? - [ ] Have you successfully run `./runtests.sh tests/unit`? -----

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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#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.
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#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.
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