python3.3 throws apport exception on each traceback

[Julian Taylor]

the python3.3 interactive interpreter throws apport exceptions on each traceback, python 3.2 is not affected.

>>> 1//0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 64, in apport_excepthook
    from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 4, in <module>
    from apport.report import Report
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 30, in <module>
    import apport.fileutils
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 23, in <module>
    from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 20, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 21, in <module>
    import apt_pkg
ImportError: No module named 'apt_pkg'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ZeroDivisionError: integer division or modulo by zero
>>>

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python3-apport 2.5.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportLog:

ApportVersion: 2.5.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 30 14:09:31 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120824)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Julian Taylor (jtaylor)]

the underlying reason is that extensions aren't built for python3.3
but that won't change so apport should get a workaround

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

This is because in Quantal, none of the Python extensions work for Python 3.3. This now works in Raring, but is not something we can/want to fix in Quantal.

[IRIE Shinsuke (irie)]

This bug messes up Blender's Python console. Once the error happens, the console doesn't work at all.

[ideasman42 (ideasman42)]

Could there at least be some way to disable `apport`

By setting an environment variable for eg:
APPORT_DISABLE=1

Then blender can set this (or a launcher script) and it will work fine.

Otherwise any application that uses py3.3 and has an interactive console will run into this.

[IRIE Shinsuke (irie)]

I think sys.excepthook shouldn't be set in sitecustomize.py if required modules such as apt_pkg don't exist.

[James Shaw (hertzsprung)]

Deleting /usr/lib/python3.3/sitecustomize.py worked around this for me. Is there a reason why this workaround can't be included in the package itself?

[IRIE Shinsuke (irie)]

I don't understand why such serious bug that messes up programs using Python will not be fixed.

Please reopen.

[Padraig Looney (padraig-looney)]

This bug prevents me from being able to develop on Ubuntu.

I agree with the three comments above. Removing /usr/lib/python3.3/sitecustomize.py fixed it for me but should I be doing that?