Opened 2 months ago
Closed 2 months ago
#36427 closed Cleanup/optimization (invalid)
Resolve test suite dependency issues on Python 3.12+ by excluding pylibmc
| Reported by: | Gaurav Sharma | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | Testing framework | Version: | dev |
| Severity: | Normal | Keywords: | pylibmc, libmemcached |
| Cc: | Gaurav Sharma | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed |
| Has patch: | yes | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no |
Description
When running Django’s test suite on Linux with Python 3.12 or higher, the installation of pylibmc fails due to two main reasons: the absence of libmemcached development headers on fresh or CI environments, and the lack of official support in pylibmc for Python 3.12+. This failure causes the entire test setup to break, even though pylibmc is not essential for running the tests themselves.
While there is an open ticket (#36153) proposing the complete removal of pylibmc from the test requirements, this issue represents a more immediate hurdle for contributors trying to run the test suite on up-to-date Python environments — particularly on non-Windows systems.
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Added as invalid since an entire deprecation is needed for Python 3.12+