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Darktable dependency renamed: `python3-pypdf2` to `python3-pypdf`

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Find where Darktable's build packages reference python3-pypdf2; the issue does not name a file, so search the packaging files for that dependency. Change the reference to python3-pypdf and verify the old name is no longer used in the relevant package definitions.

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Description

bug: upstream
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Describe the bug

The given dependency python3-pypdf2 was renamed upstream to python3-pypdf.
Darktable build packages reference the old packages and can't resolve this dependency.

Steps to reproduce

Try to install Darktable 5.6.2 on Ubuntu 26.04 or later.
Dependency python3-pypdf2 is not resolvable.

Expected behavior

Reference python3-pypdf instead python3-pypdf2

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Where did you obtain darktable from?

darktable.org / GitHub release

darktable version

5.6.2

What OS are you using?

Linux

What is the version of your OS?

Ubuntu 26.04

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Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?

None

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