Issue on python-3.12 with configparser removed from python

[GuillaumeSeren]

Hey,
Since we fixed #338, we can see that there is an issue on configparser with python-3.12:
the error look like this:

____________ ERROR collecting afew/tests/test_dkimvalidityfilter.py ____________
ImportError while importing test module '/home/runner/work/afew/afew/afew/tests/test_dkimvalidityfilter.py'.
Hint: make sure your test modules/packages have valid Python names.
Traceback:
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.12.1/x64/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py:90: in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
afew/tests/test_dkimvalidityfilter.py:10: in <module>
from afew.Database import Database
afew/Database.py:8: in <module>
import notmuch
env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/notmuch/__init__.py:54: in <module>
from .database import Database
env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/notmuch/database.py:24: in <module>
from .compat import SafeConfigParser
env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/notmuch/compat.py:50: in <module>
from configparser import SafeConfigParser
E   ImportError: cannot import name 'SafeConfigParser' from 'configparser' (/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.12.1/x64/lib/python3.12/configparser.py). Did you mean: 'RawConfigParser'?

Searching a little arround this error get me those:

• The build log (https://github.com/afewmail/afew/actions/runs/7225319220/job/19688502425)
• The news announcing the removal of configparser in python-3.12 (https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.12.html)

I am 100% if the issue is in afew or notmuch,
it look like a good contribution for the project if someone want to dig this out.

[kopinions]

Hey, Since we fixed #338, we can see that there is an issue on configparser with python-3.12: the error look like this:

____________ ERROR collecting afew/tests/test_dkimvalidityfilter.py ____________
ImportError while importing test module '/home/runner/work/afew/afew/afew/tests/test_dkimvalidityfilter.py'.
Hint: make sure your test modules/packages have valid Python names.
Traceback:
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.12.1/x64/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py:90: in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
afew/tests/test_dkimvalidityfilter.py:10: in <module>
from afew.Database import Database
afew/Database.py:8: in <module>
import notmuch
env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/notmuch/__init__.py:54: in <module>
from .database import Database
env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/notmuch/database.py:24: in <module>
from .compat import SafeConfigParser
env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/notmuch/compat.py:50: in <module>
from configparser import SafeConfigParser
E   ImportError: cannot import name 'SafeConfigParser' from 'configparser' (/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.12.1/x64/lib/python3.12/configparser.py). Did you mean: 'RawConfigParser'?

Searching a little arround this error get me those:

• The build log (https://github.com/afewmail/afew/actions/runs/7225319220/job/19688502425)
• The news announcing the removal of configparser in python-3.12 (https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.12.html)

I am 100% if the issue is in afew or notmuch, it look like a good contribution for the project if someone want to dig this out.

It seem u have use the wrong notmuch version. The SafeConfigParser have been fix by notmuch already. Try to install notmuch 0.38.2, and use python3 setup.py install to install afew works for me

[kofm]

With notmuch 0.38.3+17~gcd89065 and afew installed using latest commit with python setup.py install --prefix=~/.local I get the same exact error :(

EDIT: After a little bit of digging I was able to fix it by editing both afew and notmuch-python-bindings. As @GuillaumeSeren correctly pointed out this is happening because of the recent changes to configparser. I don't know if you want me to try to prepare a pull request

[atanasj]

@kofm, what did you do to fix this?

[GuillaumeSeren]

Heya,
thank you for making this issue rolling.

@kopinions, did you try to run the test from you local install ?

@kofm Nice, can you open a PR ?