[Bug 2052735] [NEW] python-memcache: autopkgtests fails due to invalid escape sequence '\ ' with python 3.12

[Vladimir Petko]

Public bug reported:

When running autopkgtests with python 3.12 the following failure occurs:

39s Removing autopkgtest-satdep (0) ...
439s autopkgtest [14:50:01]: test command1: python3 -c "import
memcache; print(memcache.__version__)"
439s autopkgtest [14:50:01]: test command1: [-----------------------
439s /tmp/autopkgtest.K47W5d/build.QVn/src/memcache.py:110:
SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\ '
439s   """Object representing a pool of memcache servers.
439s 1.58
440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test command1: -----------------------]
440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test command1:  - - - - - - - - - -
results - - - - - - - - - -
440s command1             FAIL stderr:
/tmp/autopkgtest.K47W5d/build.QVn/src/memcache.py:110: SyntaxWarning:
invalid escape sequence '\ '
440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test command1:  - - - - - - - - - -
stderr - - - - - - - - - -
440s /tmp/autopkgtest.K47W5d/build.QVn/src/memcache.py:110:
SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\ '
440s   """Object representing a pool of memcache servers.
440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test unittests: preparing testbed [1]

This warning was fixed upstream in the following commit[2]

[1] https://objectstorage.prodstack5.canonical.com/swift/v1/AUTH_0f9aae918d5b4744bf7b827671c86842/autopkgtest-noble/noble/amd64/p/python-memcache/20240207_145048_20ad0@/log.gz
[2] https://github.com/linsomniac/python-memcached/commit/6e57445fd3be869e9928ef609a107342500c8e97

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

** Affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: update-excuse

** Also affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Tags added: update-excuse

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Title:
  python-memcache: autopkgtests fails due to invalid escape sequence '\
  ' with python 3.12

Status in python-memcache package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in python3-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When running autopkgtests with python 3.12 the following failure
  occurs:

  39s Removing autopkgtest-satdep (0) ...
  439s autopkgtest [14:50:01]: test command1: python3 -c "import
  memcache; print(memcache.__version__)"
  439s autopkgtest [14:50:01]: test command1: [-----------------------
  439s /tmp/autopkgtest.K47W5d/build.QVn/src/memcache.py:110:
  SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\ '
  439s   """Object representing a pool of memcache servers.
  439s 1.58
  440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test command1: -----------------------]
  440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test command1:  - - - - - - - - - -
  results - - - - - - - - - -
  440s command1             FAIL stderr:
  /tmp/autopkgtest.K47W5d/build.QVn/src/memcache.py:110: SyntaxWarning:
  invalid escape sequence '\ '
  440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test command1:  - - - - - - - - - -
  stderr - - - - - - - - - -
  440s /tmp/autopkgtest.K47W5d/build.QVn/src/memcache.py:110:
  SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\ '
  440s   """Object representing a pool of memcache servers.
  440s autopkgtest [14:50:02]: test unittests: preparing testbed [1]

  This warning was fixed upstream in the following commit[2]

  [1] https://objectstorage.prodstack5.canonical.com/swift/v1/AUTH_0f9aae918d5b4744bf7b827671c86842/autopkgtest-noble/noble/amd64/p/python-memcache/20240207_145048_20ad0@/log.gz
  [2] https://github.com/linsomniac/python-memcached/commit/6e57445fd3be869e9928ef609a107342500c8e97

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