modify_review.py crashed with TypeError in __init__(): decoding Unicode is not supported

[Kristi Havale]

I was reviewing my comment on a software

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 4.1.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 13 11:34:38 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/modify_review.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110803.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/software-center/modify_review.py --parent-xid 58720264 --iconname chromium-browser --datadir /usr/share/software-center/ --review-id 18512
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/software-center/modify_review.py', '--parent-xid', '58720264', '--iconname', 'chromium-browser', '--datadir', '/usr/share/software-center/', '--review-id', '18512']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: modify_review.py crashed with TypeError in __init__(): decoding Unicode is not supported
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-13 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 5.0

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software-center (5.0) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appdetailsview.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appdetailsview_gtk.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/reviews.py,
    utils/submit_review_gtk3.py:
    - restore the ability to edit or delete your own
      review (LP: #861999)
  * softwarecenter/db/application.py:
    - fix TypeError in __init__ (LP: #825729)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appdetailsview_gtk.py:
    - fix crash in _get_app_icon_xy_position_on_screen (LP: #843565)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py:
    - fix UnicodeDecodeError in on_add_to_launcher (LP: #835337)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * add support for license keys in $HOME
  * set correct version number
  * utils/submit_review_gtk3.py:
    - translate app name in review title, thanks to Gabor Kelemen
      (LP: #782146)
  * softwarecenter/backend/reviews.py:
    - leave the review sorting to the server now that the rnr-server
      is deployed that sorts properly by wilson_score
  * fix None vs "" crashes
  * fix another dbus exception when a tid vanishes (LP: #848676), thanks
    to Marc Deslauriers

  [ Kiwinote ]
  * softwarecenter/distro/Ubuntu.py:
    - display canonical support text again (LP: #862388)
      (no new strings - there was just some 'if False, display the text' code)

  [ Matthew McGowan ]
  * data/ui/gtk3/dialogs.ui:
    - fix incorrect sizing of dialogs (LP: #825959, LP: #844014)
  * display 'where is it' command line helper for installed apps with
    no desktop_files even when unity is running.'
  * set a minimum size for the CategoryTile so all english category
    names fit to two lines (Computer Science and Robotics took 3 lines
    to display).
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appdetailsview_gtk.py:
    - cleanup dead code
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:45:22 +0200