Bug#862951: python-apt: apt.Package.mark_reinstall() missing; apt.Package.marked_reinstall doesn't work

[Michael Schaller <misch@google.com>]

Package: python-apt
Version: 1.4.0~beta3
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

apt.Package.mark_install() is missing but apt.Package.marked_install is present.

When I mark a package for reinstallation via 'cache._depcache.set_reinstall(pkg._pkg, True)' then neither 'cache._depcache.marked_reinstall(pkg._pkg)' nor 'pkg.marked_reinstall' return True.
Furthermore on commit the package(s) marked for reinstall will be reinstalled but beforehand 'cache.get_changes()' doesn't include the package(s) marked for reinstallation.

In a nutshell it isn't easily possible to mark a package for reinstallation and once it has been marked it is impossible to check if a package has been marked for reinstallation.

Best,

Michael Schaller

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
Architecture: amd64
 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages python-apt depends on:
ii  dirmngr            2.1.18-6
ii  gnupg              2.1.18-6
ii  libapt-inst2.0     1.4.1
ii  libapt-pkg5.0      1.4.1
ii  libc6              2.24-10
ii  libgcc1            1:6.3.0-16
ii  libstdc++6         6.3.0-16
ii  python             2.7.13-2
ii  python-apt-common  1.4.0~beta3
pn  python:any         <none>

Versions of packages python-apt recommends:
ii  iso-codes    3.75-1
ii  lsb-release  9.20161125
ii  xz-utils     5.2.2-1.2+b1

Versions of packages python-apt suggests:
ii  apt             1.4.1
pn  python-apt-dbg  <none>
pn  python-apt-doc  <none>

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