ImportError: cannot import name 'List' from 'pyparsing'

[s2s-gh-ychen]

pyparsing==3.2.0 October 13 2024 release breaks pySigma import statement.

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.10.15/x64/lib/python3.10/site-packages/sigma/rule.py:9: in <module>
    from sigma.types import SigmaType, SigmaNull, SigmaString, SigmaNumber, sigma_type
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.10.15/x64/lib/python3.10/site-packages/sigma/types.py:22: in <module>
    from sigma.exceptions import (
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.10.15/x64/lib/python3.10/site-packages/sigma/exceptions.py:5: in <module>
    from pyparsing import List
E   ImportError: cannot import name 'List' from 'pyparsing' (/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.10.15/x64/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pyparsing/__init__.py)

Related to pyparsing issue 576

However, I think the more relevant question is why is the exceptions.py module importing List from pyparsing?

[s2s-gh-ychen]

Looks like @branchvincent fixes this issue in his suggested PR: #289

[thomaspatzke]

Merged it!