python-netcdf segmentation fault when setting attributes

[James Maddison]

Tested on Ubuntu Precise 64 bit. The following code produces a segmentation fault:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import numpy
import Scientific.IO.NetCDF as netcdf
handle = netcdf.NetCDFFile("test.nc", "w")
handle.test = numpy.array(1.0)
handle.close()

The following avoids a segmentation fault, but produces an unexpected Python error:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import numpy
import Scientific.IO.NetCDF as netcdf
handle = netcdf.NetCDFFile("test.nc", "w")
handle.test = 1.0
handle.close()

$ ./test_netcdf
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./test_netcdf", line 5, in <module>
    handle.test = 1.0
ValueError: Must be a datetime.timedelta object

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Julian Taylor (jtaylor)]

looks like same issue as bug 1041302 and is solved by rebuilding