Convert package data in Package.update #2971

Signed-off-by: Jono Yang <jyang@nexb.com>

Author: JonoYang

src/packagedcode/debian.py

@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ def assemble(cls, package_data, resource, codebase):
                 continue
 
             for pkgdt in res.package_data:
-                pkgdt = models.PackageData.from_dict(pkgdt)
                 package.update(
                     package_data=pkgdt,
                     datafile_path=res.path,

src/packagedcode/models.py

@@ -1274,6 +1274,9 @@ def update(self, package_data, datafile_path, replace=False):
         if not package_data:
             return
 
+        if isinstance(package_data, dict):
+            package_data = PackageData.from_dict(package_data)
+
         if not self.is_compatible(package_data, include_qualifiers=False):
             if TRACE_UPDATE:
                 logger_debug(f'update: {self.purl} not compatible with: {package_data.purl}')