[Bug 1693941] [NEW] passing an absolute path for sources_list to cache.update does not work

[Bryan Seitz]

Public bug reported:

Using python-apt 1.1.0~beta1build1.

Calling cache like such:

cache = apt.Cache(memonly=True, rootdir='/home/seitz/tmp/apt_root')
cache.update(sources_list='/home/seitz/tmp/apt_root/etc/apt/sources-zesty.list')

Would produce an empty cache :(  If I copy the contents of sources-
zesty.list to sources.list in that same directory and pass that path as
an argument, it functions properly.  I am looping over several Ubuntu
releases as including them all in one sources.list caused conflicts.

Please advise.

** Affects: python-apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  passing an absolute path for sources_list to cache.update does not
  work

Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Using python-apt 1.1.0~beta1build1.

  Calling cache like such:

  cache = apt.Cache(memonly=True, rootdir='/home/seitz/tmp/apt_root')
  cache.update(sources_list='/home/seitz/tmp/apt_root/etc/apt/sources-zesty.list')

  Would produce an empty cache :(  If I copy the contents of sources-
  zesty.list to sources.list in that same directory and pass that path
  as an argument, it functions properly.  I am looping over several
  Ubuntu releases as including them all in one sources.list caused
  conflicts.

  Please advise.

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