python-levenshtein - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: python-levenshtein (main)
version: 0.27.1-2
maintainer: Debian Python Team (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 0.12.2-1
oldstable: 0.12.2-2
stable: 0.27.1-2
testing: 0.27.1-2
unstable: 0.27.1-2

versioned links

0.12.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.12.2-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.27.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

python-levenshtein-doc
python3-levenshtein

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 05 September due to httpcore, node-ipydatagrid, node-playwright, taskflow, towncrier: #1133642, #1135849, #1138720, #1143321, #1143345, #1143428 high

Version 0.27.1-2 of python-levenshtein is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sat 05 Sep 2026. It depends (transitively) on httpcore, node-ipydatagrid, node-playwright, taskflow, towncrier, affected by #1133642, #1135849, #1138720, #1143321, #1143345, #1143428. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-10 00:47

A new upstream version is available: 0.27.4 high

A new upstream version 0.27.4 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-08-09 21:01

lintian reports 1 error high

Lintian reports 1 error about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-01-21 Last update: 2026-01-21 16:30

Does not build reproducibly during testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2024-10-06 Last update: 2026-08-09 22:01

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 0.27.3-1, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 4b2278362ecf04a65fbc489f7c577c6cc1baa9ab
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Aug 9 19:12:18 2026 +0200

    d/rules: set PYTHONHASHSEED = 1
    
    should help to building reproducible

commit 6ab1301fbcb4b0631e5a79c6f676c726d48ed926
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Aug 9 18:37:48 2026 +0200

    d/patches: make lto deterministic

commit 10812d35ca5df6ab7943ef561ca30ea588f9b242
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Aug 1 18:57:03 2026 +0200

    adopt package (Closes: #1065327)

commit a2deb5177740f3e3fad69315e1b159a75f3ff6d1
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Aug 1 18:52:27 2026 +0200

    transition to dh-compat 14

commit 2e4f7bd2dc54c5c0a42636ed9d89d8356865d1b1
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Aug 1 16:09:33 2026 +0200

    d/rules: make skbuilds verbose

commit ff0d124c766b8867e95430204843ed443103ea9f
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Aug 1 15:26:19 2026 +0200

    wrap-and-sort

commit 737472fa8502fae3b018c50e534b24806b9440e1
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Aug 1 15:23:50 2026 +0200

    bump S-V to 4.7.4

commit f86e368c2a42edd9679786a52e8fbb50289b24c5
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Aug 1 15:16:42 2026 +0200

    d/patches: disable custom sphinx theme

commit 5177c522bd856c22aaceb79439da47da16436337
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 13:46:33 2026 +0200

    d/copyright: update copyright holders
    
    add Upstream-Contact field

commit 2993b7d54fda591823075fa034b09accd06a24e9
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 13:43:11 2026 +0200

    d/control: update required package versions

commit 4a11964e107e71670f9529bfb903d3f37d50e3a7
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 13:36:55 2026 +0200

    update changelog

commit 2f1d33abfe0257f73c137c754df3ac90e37e0882
Merge: 8c1add4 b6c120a
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 13:33:45 2026 +0200

    Update upstream source from tag 'upstream/0.27.3'
    
    Update to upstream version '0.27.3'
    with Debian dir 8bdda68ddeea32cb67ec9abe4edb5eb552585941

commit b6c120abd4c6585de1194d86c8891be1ee15f436
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 13:33:45 2026 +0200

    New upstream version 0.27.3

commit 8c1add4c827b95a1427a2fec01bc86cac6dca455
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 09:58:13 2026 +0200

    update changelog

commit 9f9d0157452c9777789cd94bd57e8dbdda6fb139
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 09:53:06 2026 +0200

    add CI/CD config

commit 54135c42099551c0962f8f024cc3df1993862a17
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 09:52:42 2026 +0200

    add gbp.conf

commit 72a650864400d7a92c16d071eca3af9ed48a1ee4
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 09:51:55 2026 +0200

    use Build-Depends-Indep for docs
    
    bump S-V to 4.7.3, remove RRR and Priority: optional

commit 36644179eaeb0addea388e4856d960f4c240eaa0
Author: Carl Keinath <carl.keinath@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 30 09:50:49 2026 +0200

    move to new upstream location https://github.com/rapidfuzz/Levenshtein
    
    watchfile migrate to version 5

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/python-team%2Fpackages%2Fpython-levenshtein API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-09 18:30

ITA: Someone intends to adopt this package. normal

This package has been orphaned, but someone intends to maintain it. Please see bug number #1065327 for more information.

Created: 2024-03-03 Last update: 2024-03-14 18:25

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

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[2025-04-26] python-levenshtein 0.27.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-15] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.27.1-2 (source) into unstable (Julian Gilbey)
[2025-04-08] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.27.1-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2025-02-22] python-levenshtein 0.27.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-16] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.27.0-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2024-12-27] python-levenshtein 0.26.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-21] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.26.1-2 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2024-12-18] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.26.1-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2024-10-06] python-levenshtein 0.26.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-01] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.26.0-1 (source) into unstable (Boyuan Yang)
[2024-05-03] python-levenshtein 0.25.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-27] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.25.1-3 (source) into unstable (Stuart Prescott)
[2024-04-16] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.25.1-2 (source all amd64) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Stuart Prescott)
[2024-03-10] python-levenshtein REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-02] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.2-3 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2021-10-06] python-levenshtein 0.12.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-10-01] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.2-2 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2021-02-23] python-levenshtein 0.12.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-02-13] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.2-1 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2021-02-01] python-levenshtein 0.12.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-27] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.1-1 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2020-03-16] python-levenshtein 0.12.0-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-12-14] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.0-5 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2019-12-13] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.0-4 (source) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2019-02-07] python-levenshtein 0.12.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-02] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.0-3 (source amd64) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2015-08-08] python-levenshtein 0.12.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-08-02] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.0-2 (source amd64) into unstable (Sandro Tosi)
[2015-04-10] Accepted python-levenshtein 0.12.0-1 (source amd64) into experimental (Sandro Tosi)
[2014-11-09] python-levenshtein 0.11.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)

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