Failed to start pysolfc [Python 3.9] ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'validate'

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After latest Stable update 2020-12-30 the game PySolFC won’t start with terminal output:

~$ pysol
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pysol", line 36, in <module>
    from pysollib.main import main  # noqa: E402,I202
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pysollib/main.py", line 30, in <module>
    from pysollib.app import Application
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pysollib/app.py", line 45, in <module>
    from pysollib.options import Options
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pysollib/options.py", line 40, in <module>
    import validate
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'validate'

Found a workaround on the link below, on row 40 in /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pysollib/options.py
by changing
import validate
to
import configobj.validate as validate
the game starts again.

Links with more info:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/69090?project=5

https://sourceforge.net/p/pysolfc/discussion/503708/thread/f4d19e3919/?limit=25

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Thanks for the solution, I had the same problem, and your solution solved it.

Is there a way to signal this to the package maintainers, in order to get this fixed permanently, so that not everyone need to start changing in python source code ?

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Thank you for confirming. It’s a temporary workaround and I think there will probably be a solution when more important stuff is fixed first. I am not sure but think the more correct place for signaling to maintainers is in the Development forum section but will hopefully be seen here in support anyway.

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In the mean time I saw in pamac that there is an e-mail of the package maintainer.
I sent an e-mail there, with a link to this topic, and a request to make a new version of the package that includes your solution, but got no reply

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Found this in the forum with the same error message.

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Nope, it’s not a solution (and not mine, see Arch link), it’s a temporary workaround :upside_down_face: :blush:

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Fixed by the stable update today, the workaround no longer necessary :smiley: :partying_face: :v:

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