python312Packages.inotify: drop nose dependency; modernize

[pyrox0]

Description of changes

Part of #326513

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 24.11 Release Notes (or backporting 23.11 and 24.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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[emilazy]

Looks like upstream is pretty dead. The only user of this in‐tree is lxd-image-server, which hasn’t been updated since it was first added, but it does have a NixOS module…

@mkg20001 @aanderse Hi! Do you still use lxd-image-server? Is it still relevant in the Incus era?

[aanderse]

not personally using it, though maybe there are others that are

cc @adamcstephens

[adamcstephens]

I have never used lxd-image-server, but assuming it works with LXD I would expect it to work with Incus. They share the same remote image protocol.

[emilazy]

Thanks for all your great work on this project; we couldn’t have done it without you and it looks like we’re on track to remove nose for 24.11 :) I’m looking into the remaining two packages without open PRs, but if I don’t get around to it in the next day or two you can feel free to pick them up if you feel like it.