Bug#680313: devscripts: support python 3 (hopefully dropping strict python2.7 dependancy)

[shawn]

Package: devscripts
Version: 2.11.9
Severity: wishlist

It would be nice if this package did not have a hard dependancy on python2.7,
through adding support for python 3.

-- Package-specific info:

--- /etc/devscripts.conf ---

--- ~/.devscripts ---
Not present

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: armel (armv5tel)

Kernel: Linux 3.4.0-tomoyo-00006-gfd64aac (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages devscripts depends on:
ii  dpkg-dev   1.16.4.3
ii  libc6      2.13-33
ii  perl       5.14.2-12
ii  python     2.7.3~rc2-1
ii  python2.7  2.7.3~rc2-2.1

Versions of packages devscripts recommends:
pn  at                        <none>
ii  curl                      7.26.0-1
ii  dctrl-tools               2.22.2
pn  debian-keyring            <none>
pn  dput | dupload            <none>
pn  equivs                    <none>
ii  fakeroot                  1.18.4-2
ii  gnupg                     1.4.12-4+b1
pn  libcrypt-ssleay-perl      <none>
pn  libdistro-info-perl       <none>
pn  libjson-perl              <none>
ii  libparse-debcontrol-perl  2.005-3em1
pn  libsoap-lite-perl         <none>
ii  liburi-perl               1.60-1em1
ii  libwww-perl               6.04-1em1
pn  lintian                   <none>
ii  man-db                    2.6.2-1
ii  patch                     2.6.1.136-31a7-1
pn  patchutils                <none>
ii  python-debian             0.1.21em1
pn  python-magic              <none>
ii  sensible-utils            0.0.7em1
ii  strace                    4.5.20-2.3em1
pn  unzip                     <none>
pn  wdiff                     <none>
ii  wget                      1.13.4-3em1
ii  xz-utils                  5.1.1alpha+20120614-1

Versions of packages devscripts suggests:
pn  bsd-mailx | mailx            <none>
ii  build-essential              11.5em1
pn  cvs-buildpackage             <none>
pn  devscripts-el                <none>
pn  gnuplot                      <none>
pn  libauthen-sasl-perl          <none>
pn  libfile-desktopentry-perl    <none>
pn  libnet-smtp-ssl-perl         <none>
pn  libterm-size-perl            <none>
ii  libtimedate-perl             1.2000-1em1
ii  libyaml-syck-perl            1.20-1
ii  mutt                         1.5.21-6
ii  openssh-client [ssh-client]  1:6.0p1-2
pn  svn-buildpackage             <none>
pn  w3m                          <none>

-- no debconf information