Colons should not be used anywhere as the epoch part of versions is
not included in the filename.
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# Match safe filenames
-re_file_safe = re.compile(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.:~+-]*$')
+re_file_safe = re.compile(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.~+-]*$')
# Prefix of binary and source filenames
-_re_file_prefix = r'^(?P<package>[a-z0-9][a-z0-9.+-]+)_(?P<version>[A-Za-z0-9.:~+-]+?)'
+_re_file_prefix = r'^(?P<package>[a-z0-9][a-z0-9.+-]+)_(?P<version>[A-Za-z0-9.~+-]+?)'
# Match binary packages
# Groups: package, version, architecture, type