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+ec7c2ee6eae78708bee08af8b85e03dd8d673ef2 coverage-4.5.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/rpminspect.yaml b/rpminspect.yaml
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+# In a modular build rpminspect confuses the python2-libs for a
+# subpackage of coverage. Ignore this check.
+rpmdeps:
+    ignore:
+        requires: ^libpython[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.so.*\(\)\(.*\)$