Bug 2466655 - certbot fails to build with Python 3.15: FutureWarning: invalid character '+' in URL-safe Base64 data will be discarded in future Python versions [NEEDINFO]
Summary: certbot fails to build with Python 3.15: FutureWarning: invalid character '+'...
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: certbot
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Nick Bebout
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
: 2485696 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks: PYTHON3.15 F45FTBFS, RAWHIDEFTBFS F45FailsToInstall, RAWHIDEFailsToInstall 2485798
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Reported: 2026-05-05 07:09 UTC by Karolina Surma
Modified: 2026-07-05 20:26 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Type: Bug
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fti-bugs: needinfo? (nb)


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Description Karolina Surma 2026-05-05 07:09:28 UTC
certbot fails to build with Python 3.15.0a8.

11 tests fail with the same FutureWarning:

_____________________________ HTTP01Test.test_uri ______________________________

self = <acme._internal.tests.challenges_test.HTTP01Test testMethod=test_uri>

    def setUp(self):
        from acme.challenges import HTTP01
        self.msg = HTTP01(
>           token=jose.decode_b64jose(
                'evaGxfADs6pSRb2LAv9IZf17Dt3juxGJ+PCt92wr+oA'))

src/acme/_internal/tests/challenges_test.py:233: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
/usr/lib/python3.15/site-packages/josepy/json_util.py:402: in decode_b64jose
    decoded = b64.b64decode(data.encode())
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/usr/lib/python3.15/site-packages/josepy/b64.py:57: in b64decode
    return base64.urlsafe_b64decode(data + b"=" * (4 - (len(data) % 4)))
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

s = b'evaGxfADs6pSRb2LAv9IZf17Dt3juxGJ+PCt92wr+oA='

    def urlsafe_b64decode(s, *, padded=False):
        """Decode bytes using the URL- and filesystem-safe Base64 alphabet.
    
        Argument s is a bytes-like object or ASCII string to decode.  The result
        is returned as a bytes object.  A binascii.Error is raised if the input
        is incorrectly padded.  Characters that are not in the URL-safe base-64
        alphabet, and are not a plus '+' or slash '/', are discarded prior to the
        padding check.
    
        If padded is false, padding in input is not required.
    
        The alphabet uses '-' instead of '+' and '_' instead of '/'.
        """
        s = _bytes_from_decode_data(s)
        badchar = None
        for b in b'+/':
            if b in s:
                badchar = b
                break
        s = s.translate(_urlsafe_decode_translation)
        result = binascii.a2b_base64(s, strict_mode=False, padded=padded)
        if badchar is not None:
            import warnings
>           warnings.warn(f'invalid character {chr(badchar)!a} in URL-safe Base64 data '
                          f'will be discarded in future Python versions',
                          FutureWarning, stacklevel=2)
E           FutureWarning: invalid character '+' in URL-safe Base64 data will be discarded in future Python versions

https://docs.python.org/3.15/whatsnew/3.15.html

For the build logs, see:
https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@python/python3.15/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/10398126-certbot/

For all our attempts to build certbot with Python 3.15, see:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.15/package/certbot/

Testing and mass rebuild of packages is happening in copr.
You can follow these instructions to test locally in mock if your package builds with Python 3.15:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.15/

Let us know here if you have any questions.

Python 3.15 is planned to be included in Fedora 45.
To make that update smoother, we're building Fedora packages with all pre-releases of Python 3.15.
A build failure prevents us from testing all dependent packages (transitive [Build]Requires),
so if this package is required a lot, it's important for us to get it fixed soon.

We'd appreciate help from the people who know this package best,
but if you don't want to work on this now, let us know so we can try to work around it on our side.

Comment 1 Karolina Surma 2026-06-06 18:19:37 UTC
*** Bug 2485696 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Fedora Fails To Install 2026-06-14 08:31:39 UTC
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Comment 3 Fedora Fails To Install 2026-07-05 20:26:19 UTC
Hello,

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This package fails to install and maintainers are advised to take one of the following actions:

 - Fix this bug and close this bugzilla once the update makes it to the repository.
   (The same script that posted this comment will eventually close this bugzilla
   when the fixed package reaches the repository, so you don't have to worry about it.)

or

 - Move this bug to ASSIGNED if you plan on fixing this, but simply haven't done so yet.

or

 - Orphan the package if you no longer plan to maintain it.


If you do not take one of these actions, the process at https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/Fails_to_build_from_source_Fails_to_install/#_package_removal_for_long_standing_ftbfs_and_fti_bugs will continue.
This package may be orphaned in 4+ weeks.
This is the second reminder (step 4) from the policy.

Don't hesitate to ask for help on https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/ if you are unsure how to fix this bug.


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