root@bb:/home/jak/Projects# python3 -c 'import apt_inst, apt_pkg; apt_pkg.init(); apt_inst.DebFile("glibc-doc-reference_2.33-0ubuntu2_zstd1_all.deb").control.extractdata("control")'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
LookupError: There is no member named 'control'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 72, in apport_excepthook
from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, 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 25, in <module>
from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 24, in <module>
import apt
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 35, in <module>
apt_pkg.init_system()
apt_pkg.Error: E:Cannot find a configured compressor for 'false'
There seems to be a bug in bionic's apt.
root@bb: /home/jak/ Projects# python3 -c 'import apt_inst, apt_pkg; apt_pkg.init(); apt_inst. DebFile( "glibc- doc-reference_ 2.33-0ubuntu2_ zstd1_all. deb").control. extractdata( "control" )' python3/ dist-packages/ apport_ python_ hook.py" , line 72, in apport_excepthook python3/ dist-packages/ apport/ __init_ _.py", line 5, in <module> python3/ dist-packages/ apport/ report. py", line 30, in <module> python3/ dist-packages/ apport/ fileutils. py", line 25, in <module> packaging_ impl import impl as packaging python3/ dist-packages/ apport/ packaging_ impl.py" , line 24, in <module> python3/ dist-packages/ apt/__init_ _.py", line 35, in <module> pkg.init_ system( )
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
LookupError: There is no member named 'control'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/
from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
File "/usr/lib/
from apport.report import Report
File "/usr/lib/
import apport.fileutils
File "/usr/lib/
from apport.
File "/usr/lib/
import apt
File "/usr/lib/
apt_
apt_pkg.Error: E:Cannot find a configured compressor for 'false'