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+SOURCES/PySocks-1.7.1.tar.gz
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+439b5044af79748972675f3d9af1f4c91753d0db SOURCES/PySocks-1.7.1.tar.gz
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+%bcond_with tests
+
+%global pypi_name PySocks
+%global modname pysocks
+%global sum A Python SOCKS client module
+
+Name: python-%{modname}
+Version: 1.7.1
+Release: 4%{?dist}
+Summary: %{sum}
+
+License: BSD
+URL: https://github.com/Anorov/%{pypi_name}
+Source0: %pypi_source
+BuildArch: noarch
+# Exclude i686 arch. Due to a modularity issue it's being added to the
+# x86_64 compose of CRB, but we don't want to ship it at all.
+# See: https://projects.engineering.redhat.com/browse/RCM-72605
+ExcludeArch: i686
+
+%global _description \
+A fork of SocksiPy with bug fixes and extra features.\
+\
+Acts as a drop-in replacement to the socket module. Featuring:\
+\
+- SOCKS proxy client for Python 2.6 - 3.x\
+- TCP and UDP both supported\
+- HTTP proxy client included but not supported or recommended (you should use\
+ urllib2's or requests' own HTTP proxy interface)\
+- urllib2 handler included.
+
+%description
+%_description
+
+%package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{modname}
+Summary: %{sum}
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
+# for tests
+%if %{with tests}
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-psutil
+#BuildRequires: python%%{python3_pkgversion}-test_server
+%endif
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{modname}}
+
+# This package doesn't actually exist...
+# but if it did, we would conflict with it.
+Conflicts: python%{python3_pkgversion}-SocksiPy
+
+%description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{modname}
+%_description
+This package is for Python3 version %{python3_version} only.
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{pypi_name}-%{version}
+# drop useless 3rdparty code
+rm -rfv test/bin
+
+%build
+%py3_build
+
+%install
+%py3_install
+
+%check
+%if %{with tests}
+%{__python3} setup.py test
+%endif
+
+%files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{modname}
+%doc README.md
+%license LICENSE
+%{python3_sitelib}/socks.py*
+%{python3_sitelib}/sockshandler.py*
+%{python3_sitelib}/__pycache__/*socks*
+%{python3_sitelib}/%{pypi_name}-%{version}-*
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Dec 13 2019 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-4
+- Exclude unsupported i686 arch
+
+* Tue Nov 19 2019 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-3
+- Adjusted for Python 3.8 module in RHEL 8
+
+* Thu Oct 03 2019 Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-2
+- Remove unused Python 2 test dependencies
+
+* Sun Sep 22 2019 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.7.1-1
+- Update to 1.7.1. Fixes bug #1753823
+
+* Fri Aug 16 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.7.0-4
+- Rebuilt for Python 3.8
+
+* Thu Aug 15 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.7.0-3
+- Bootstrap for Python 3.8
+
+* Fri Jul 26 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.0-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Sat May 18 2019 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.7.0-1
+- Update to 1.7.0. Fixes bug #1708882
+
+* Sat Feb 02 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.8-7
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Sun Nov 11 2018 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.6.8-6
+- Add upstream patch to avoid DeprecationWarning. Fixes bug #1648583
+
+* Wed Oct 03 2018 Raphael Groner <projects.rg@smart.ms> - 1.6.8-5
+- add python3_other subpackage for epel7
+- prepare removal of python2 subpackage in Fedora
+- use pypi macros
+- try to enable tests provided actually from tarball
+
+* Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.8-4
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Thu Jun 14 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.6.8-3
+- Rebuilt for Python 3.7
+
+* Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.8-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Fri Dec 22 2017 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.6.8-1
+- Update to 1.6.8. Fixes bug #1528490
+
+* Mon Sep 11 2017 Carl George <carl@george.computer> - 1.6.7-1
+- Latest upstream
+- Add setuptools dependency
+
+* Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.7-5
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.7-4
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Fri Dec 09 2016 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 1.5.7-3
+- Rebuild for Python 3.6
+
+* Mon Nov 28 2016 Tim Orling <ticotimo@gmail.com> - 1.5.7-2
+- Ship python34-pysocks in EL6
+
+* Sat Sep 17 2016 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 1.5.7-1
+- Update to 1.5.7
+
+* Fri Sep 16 2016 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 1.5.6-6
+- Ship python34-pysocks in EPEL7
+
+* Tue Jul 19 2016 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.6-5
+- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Automatic_Provides_for_Python_RPM_Packages
+
+* Fri Jul 15 2016 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 1.5.6-4
+- Change our conflicts on python-SocksiPy to an obsoletes/provides.
+ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334407
+
+* Mon May 09 2016 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 1.5.6-3
+- Fix typo in explicit conflicts.
+
+* Tue May 03 2016 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 1.5.6-2
+- We don't actually need setuptools here.
+
+* Mon May 02 2016 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 1.5.6-1
+- Initial package for Fedora