WIP: Fix implementation of abstract base classes (ABCs) to use Python3 syntax #465
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Fixes: #463
Description of the changes being introduced by the pull request:
Update the
Signer
andStorageBackendInterface
bases classes to be abstract base classes. Due to the removal of the__metaclass__
attribute in Python 3 the current implementations are standard classes which can be instantiated.The correct way to specify a metaclass in Python 3 is the metaclasss keyword argument: https://peps.python.org/pep-3115/
NOTE: this is marked as draft because I have not yet tested any securesystemslib dependents with this change.
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