This bug was fixed in the package python2.7 - 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
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* Cherry pick af46a001d5ec to remove Python syslog BOM insertion code that was causing corrupt log messages in syslog. LP: #1029640 -- Scott Kitterman <email address hidden> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:54:14 -0400
This bug was fixed in the package python2.7 - 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
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python2.7 (2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low
* Cherry pick af46a001d5ec to remove Python syslog BOM insertion code that
was causing corrupt log messages in syslog. LP: #1029640
-- Scott Kitterman <email address hidden> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:54:14 -0400