[deps] Replaced Exscript with telnetlib3 #166

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Closes #166.

Replaces Exscript with telnetlib3's vendored legacy Telnet API, removing the incompatible Paramiko constraint while preserving Telnet topology retrieval.

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Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (1 file)

• tests/test_base.py

The incremental change (26188a0) is whitespace-only: it removes two stray blank lines from test_telnet_retrieval in tests/test_base.py. No functional change. The previously flagged finding (successful Telnet retrieval flow coverage) was implemented in b84cce1 and remains in place and correct — the mocked Telnet is asserted to be constructed with the explicit host/port/timeout, and write(b"\r\n"), read_all(), and close() are each verified. Nothing new to report.

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Previous review (commit b84cce1)

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (3 files)

• netdiff/parsers/base.py
• requirements.txt
• tests/test_base.py

Clean dependency swap from Exscript to telnetlib3's vendored legacy Telnet API. The incremental change (b84cce1) extends test_telnet_retrieval to cover the successful flow: it mocks Telnet, asserts the constructor is called with the explicit host/port/timeout, and verifies write(b"\r\n"), read_all(), and close() are each invoked once — all consistent with _get_telnet in netdiff/parsers/base.py. The previously flagged minor finding was fully addressed.

Previous review (commit e739057)

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (3 files)

• netdiff/parsers/base.py
• requirements.txt
• tests/test_base.py

Nice, clean dependency swap. telnetlib3.telnetlib provides the stdlib-compatible synchronous Telnet API, the mock targets were updated consistently, and the new identity test fails without the patch. CI is green across Python 3.10–3.13, setup.py derives install_requires from requirements.txt, and no stale Exscript references remain.

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tests/test_base.py (2)

71-88: LGTM!

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6-10: 🎯 Functional Correctness

Use the existing Telnet module identity assertion.

from telnetlib3 import telnetlib as telnetlib3 binds the telnetlib3.telnetlib submodule, not the top-level package. The assertion compares the same module imported by netdiff.parsers.base.

			> Likely an incorrect or invalid review comment.

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The Telnet parser replaces Exscript with telnetlib3’s vendored legacy telnetlib API. The dependency requirement now specifies telnetlib3>=5,<6. Tests verify the parser backend reference and validate Telnet connection, reading, writing, parsing, and closure behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b84cc

The dependency replacement preserves the existing Telnet behavior while removing an incompatible constraint. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title uses the required [deps] prefix and clearly describes replacing Exscript with telnetlib3.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the dependency replacement, Paramiko conflict, and preserved Telnet retrieval behavior.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #166 by replacing Exscript, adding telnetlib3, updating mocks, and preserving the Telnet data flow.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are directly related to replacing Exscript with telnetlib3 and updating the corresponding tests and dependency.
Ui Changes, Regression Test, Docs	✅ Passed	The diff has no UI changes, adds Telnet regression tests, and preserves the documented Telnet URL API; the dependency swap is not a new feature requiring documentation.

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In `@tests/test_base.py`:
- Around line 77-80: Extend test_telnet_retrieval to cover successful retrieval
by configuring the mocked Telnet instance’s read_all() to return b"{}".
Instantiate BaseParser with telnet://127.0.0.1:23 and assert Telnet construction
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netdiff/parsers/base.py (1)

5-5: LGTM!

tests/test_base.py (1)

6-10: LGTM!

Also applies to: 23-25, 71-75

requirements.txt (1)

5-5: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration

No dependency propagation is required. setup.py reads requirements.txt for runtime dependencies, and no active manifest or documentation references Exscript.

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