short_package_name = package_name.replace(f"_api.{version}.", "")
      # skip non-importable paths
      if short_package_name not in self.packages_for_skip:
        try:
          __import__(short_package_name)
        except ImportError:
          logging.exception("error importing %s", short_package_name)
          failed_packages.append(package_name)

    if failed_packages:
      self.fail(