debian/changelog

+python-biom-format (2.1.6+dfsg-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Force LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 in build and autopkgtest
+    Closes: #896953, #901073
+  * Drop ancient X-Python-Version
+
+ -- Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:31:25 +0200
+
 python-biom-format (2.1.6+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream version

debian/control

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Standards-Version: 4.1.4
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/python-biom-format
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/python-biom-format.git
 Homepage: http://biom-format.org/
-X-Python-Version: >= 2.6
 
 Package: python-biom-format
 Architecture: any-amd64 any-arm64 armel armhf any-i386 any-mips64el mipsel any-ppc64el

debian/rules

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 export PYBUILD_NAME=biom-format
 export PYBUILD_DESTDIR_python2=debian/python-$(PYBUILD_NAME)
 export PYBUILD_DESTDIR_python3=debian/python3-$(PYBUILD_NAME)

debian/tests/python2

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pys="$(pyversions -r 2>/dev/null)"
 cp -a ./examples ./tests "$ADTTMP"
 cd "$ADTTMP"
 
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 for py in $pys; do
 	echo "=== $py ==="
 	$py -m nose tests 2>&1

debian/tests/python3

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pys="$(py3versions -r 2>/dev/null)"
 cp -a ./examples ./tests "$ADTTMP"
 cd "$ADTTMP"
 
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 for py in $pys; do
 	echo "=== $py ==="
 	$py -m nose tests 2>&1