Arch seem to build it with python-3.8 already, it built fine here as well and tests passed, fwiw.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=a332066bc9cd55a6f5f9fe8698729ba5a52f27f1 commit a332066bc9cd55a6f5f9fe8698729ba5a52f27f1 Author: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2019-12-03 09:23:03 +0000 Commit: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2019-12-03 09:23:18 +0000 sys-apps/fwupd: Added python3_8 support Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/701802 Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.80, Repoman-2.3.19 Signed-off-by: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org> sys-apps/fwupd/fwupd-1.3.5.ebuild | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)