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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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+%global __python3 /usr/bin/python3.11
+%global python3_pkgversion 3.11
+
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%global with_python3_tests 1
+%endif
+
+%global pypi_name   PySocks
+%global modname     pysocks
+%global sum         A Python SOCKS client module
+
+Name:               python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{modname}
+Version:            1.7.1
+Release:            1%{?dist}
+Summary:            %{sum}
+
+License:            BSD
+URL:                https://github.com/Anorov/%{pypi_name}
+Source0:            %pypi_source
+BuildArch:          noarch
+
+BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
+BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
+# for tests
+%if 0%{?with_python3_tests}
+BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
+BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-psutil
+BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-test_server
+%endif
+
+%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
+
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{pypi_name}-%{version}
+# drop useless 3rdparty code
+rm -rfv test/bin
+
+%build
+%py3_build
+
+%install
+%py3_install
+
+%check
+# https://github.com/Anorov/PySocks/issues/37
+# FIXME python module named test_server is needed but not packaged
+%if 0%{?with_python3_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
+* Mon Nov 14 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-1
+- Initial package
+- Fedora contributions by:
+      Carl George <carl@george.computer>
+      Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com>
+      Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com>
+      Miro Hrončok <miro@hroncok.cz>
+      Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com>
+      Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com>
+      Raphael Groner <raphgro@fedoraproject.org>
+      Tim Orling <timothy.t.orling@linux.intel.com>