Kubernetes Python Client to return "Terminating" for terminating pods

kubernetes/client/__init__.py

@@ -810,3 +810,9 @@
 from kubernetes.client.models.v2_resource_metric_status import V2ResourceMetricStatus
 from kubernetes.client.models.version_info import VersionInfo
 
+
+try:
+    import kubernetes.client.helpers.patch as _patch
+    _patch.apply_patch()
+except ImportError:
+    pass

kubernetes/client/helpers/patch.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from kubernetes import client
+from kubernetes.client.models import V1PodList
+
+def apply_patch():
+    """Monkeypatch ApiClient.deserialize safely."""
+    if getattr(client.ApiClient, "_is_patched_for_terminating", False):
+        return  # already patched
+
+    original_deserialize = client.ApiClient.deserialize
+
+    def _patched_deserialize(self, response, response_type):
+        result = original_deserialize(self, response, response_type)
+        if response_type == "V1PodList" and isinstance(result, V1PodList):
+            for pod in result.items:
+                if pod.metadata and pod.metadata.deletion_timestamp:
+                    if pod.status and pod.status.phase == "Running":
+                        pod.status.phase = "Terminating"
+        return result
+
+    client.ApiClient.deserialize = _patched_deserialize
+    client.ApiClient._is_patched_for_terminating = True

scripts/insert_patch_import.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# add_patch_import.sh - Ensure monkey-patch loader is added to client/__init__.py
+
+SCRIPT_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")
+pushd "${SCRIPT_ROOT}" > /dev/null
+SCRIPT_ROOT=`pwd`
+popd > /dev/null
+CLIENT_ROOT="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../kubernetes"
+CONFIG_PATH="$CLIENT_ROOT/client"
+CONFIG_FILE="$CONFIG_PATH/__init__.py"
+# Normalize Windows-style backslashes to Unix-style forward slashes
+CONFIG_FILE="$(echo "$CONFIG_FILE" | sed 's|\\|/|g')"
+
+# Ensure file exists
+if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+  echo "Error: $CONFIG_FILE does not exist." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+PATCH_SNIPPET='try:
+    import kubernetes.client.helpers.patch as _patch
+    _patch.apply_patch()
+except ImportError:
+    pass'
+
+# Check if snippet already exists
+if grep -q "your_project.k8s_helpers.patch" "$CONFIG_FILE"; then
+  echo "Patch snippet already present in $CONFIG_FILE, skipping."
+else
+  echo "" >> "$CONFIG_FILE"
+  echo "$PATCH_SNIPPET" >> "$CONFIG_FILE"
+  echo "Patch snippet added to $CONFIG_FILE."
+fi

scripts/release.sh

@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ git diff-index --quiet --cached HEAD || git commit -am "update changelog"
 scripts/update-client.sh
 #edit comfiguration.py files
 scripts/insert_proxy_config.sh
+#insert patch import
+scripts/insert_patch_import.sh
 # Apply hotfixes
 rm -r kubernetes/test/
 git add .