"apt-get install software-properties-gtk" command produces an error: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'

[Andrey Belenky]

after an upgrade to 24.04 version unable to open Software&Update application
While trying reinstall software-properties-gtk package I get the following error:
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  software-properties-gtk
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/83.1 kB of archives.
After this operation, 520 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package software-properties-gtk.
(Reading database ... 212809 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../software-properties-gtk_0.99.42_all.deb ...
Unpacking software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
Setting up software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
  elif re.match("^((ftp)|(http)|(file)|(rsync)|(https))://([a-z]|[A-Z]|[0-9]|:|/|\.|~)+$", uri) == None:
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.79.2-1~ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-3) ...

[Mike (kalel22)]

downgrading python3-276 to python3-271 helped! since then GTK is opening up again.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/spec-apt-deb822-sources-by-default/29333

fthx
Feb 16
FYI I did revert to this one:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/2.7.1~ubuntu1/+build/27047450/+files/python3-apt_2.7.1~ubuntu1_amd64.deb 12
(I do use old sources format).

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On Sun, Mar 24, 2024, 15:10 Mike <email address hidden> wrote:

> downgrading python3-276 to python3-271 helped! since then GTK is opening
> up again.
>
> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/spec-apt-deb822-sources-by-default/29333
>
> fthx
> Feb 16
> FYI I did revert to this one:
>
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/2.7.1~ubuntu1/+build/27047450/+files/python3-apt_2.7.1~ubuntu1_amd64.deb
> 12
> (I do use old sources format).
>
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> Title:
> "apt-get install software-properties-gtk" command produces an error:
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197: SyntaxWarning:
> invalid escape sequence '\.'
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> after an upgrade to 24.04 version unable to open Software&Update
> application
> While trying reinstall software-properties-gtk package I get the
> following error:
> $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Reading state information... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> software-properties-gtk
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B/83.1 kB of archives.
> After this operation, 520 kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Selecting previously unselected package software-properties-gtk.
> (Reading database ... 212809 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../software-properties-gtk_0.99.42_all.deb ...
> Unpacking software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
> Setting up software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
>
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197:
> SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
> elif
> re.match("^((ftp)|(http)|(file)|(rsync)|(https))://([a-z]|[A-Z]|[0-9]|:|/|\.|~)+$",
> uri) == None:
> Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-1) ...
> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...
> Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
> Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.79.2-1~ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-3) ...
>
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[Philip Lamb (philip-lamb)]

The backslash is being treated as an escape character for the enclosing string. Needs to be replaced with two backslashes to produce an actual backslash IN the regex.

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On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 5:30 AM Philip Lamb <email address hidden>
wrote:

> The backslash is being treated as an escape character for the enclosing
> string. Needs to be replaced with two backslashes to produce an actual
> backslash IN the regex.
>
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> Title:
> "apt-get install software-properties-gtk" command produces an error:
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197: SyntaxWarning:
> invalid escape sequence '\.'
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> after an upgrade to 24.04 version unable to open Software&Update
> application
> While trying reinstall software-properties-gtk package I get the
> following error:
> $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Reading state information... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> software-properties-gtk
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B/83.1 kB of archives.
> After this operation, 520 kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Selecting previously unselected package software-properties-gtk.
> (Reading database ... 212809 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../software-properties-gtk_0.99.42_all.deb ...
> Unpacking software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
> Setting up software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
>
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197:
> SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
> elif
> re.match("^((ftp)|(http)|(file)|(rsync)|(https))://([a-z]|[A-Z]|[0-9]|:|/|\.|~)+$",
> uri) == None:
> Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-1) ...
> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...
> Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
> Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.79.2-1~ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-3) ...
>
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Andrey Belenky (taua2)]

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On Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 12:01 Launchpad Bug Tracker <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
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> Title:
> "apt-get install software-properties-gtk" command produces an error:
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-
> packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197: SyntaxWarning:
> invalid escape sequence '\.'
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> after an upgrade to 24.04 version unable to open Software&Update
> application
> While trying reinstall software-properties-gtk package I get the
> following error:
> $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Reading state information... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> software-properties-gtk
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B/83.1 kB of archives.
> After this operation, 520 kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Selecting previously unselected package software-properties-gtk.
> (Reading database ... 212809 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../software-properties-gtk_0.99.42_all.deb ...
> Unpacking software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
> Setting up software-properties-gtk (0.99.42) ...
>
> /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/DialogMirror.py:197:
> SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
> elif
> re.match("^((ftp)|(http)|(file)|(rsync)|(https))://([a-z]|[A-Z]|[0-9]|:|/|\.|~)+$",
> uri) == None:
> Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-1) ...
> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...
> Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
> Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.79.2-1~ubuntu1) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-3) ...
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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