Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-python/bitstring-4.4.0-r1
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-python/bitstring-4.4.0-r1
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-python/bitstring-4.4.0-r1
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..14} )
inherit distutils-r1 pypi
DESCRIPTION="A pure Python module for creation and analysis of binary data"
HOMEPAGE="
https://github.com/scott-griffiths/bitstring/
https://pypi.org/project/bitstring/
"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
RDEPEND="
=dev-python/bitarray-3*[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
>=dev-python/gfloat-0.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
=dev-python/tibs-0.5*[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
"
EPYTEST_PLUGINS=( hypothesis )
distutils_enable_tests pytest
EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
# https://github.com/scott-griffiths/bitstring/issues/363
tests/test_fp8.py::TestConversionToFP8::test_compare_8bit_floats_with_gfloat
tests/test_fp8.py::test_rounding_consistent_to_gfloat
)
EPYTEST_IGNORE=(
tests/test_benchmarks.py
)
=dev-python/bitarray-3*[] >=dev-python/gfloat-0.1[] =dev-python/tibs-0.5*[]