[kde] python2.6 crashed using KPackageKit with UnicodeDecodeError in decode()

[Dave Hill]

Binary package hint: python2.6

Source package: kpackagekit
Kubuntu:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

kpackagekit --version
Qt: 4.5.2
KDE: 4.3.2 (KDE 4.3.2)
KPackageKit: 0.4.2

When I click on Edit Sources button, I'm asked for admin pw, then:

What should happen: sources list shows for editing

What happens: A window flashes on and off screen, then nothing happens. When I click elsewhere in the window I get a Report but window for Python 2.6.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 23 21:36:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/python2.6
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Package: python2.6-minimal 2.6.4-0ubuntu3
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-properties-kde --attach 46137367
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
PythonArgs: []
SourcePackage: python2.6
Title: python2.6 crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
UserGroups:

[Dave Hill (davehill)]

Oops: I get a Report Bug window for Python, not a Report but window.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Sounds like one of the bugs Amichai fixed in Kubuntu 10.04. Subscribing him since hopefully he'll know which bug to mark this as a dupe of.

[amichair (amichai2)]

Dave - can you please attach your /etc/apt/sources.list file? There's a non-English character in there somewhere triggering this bug, and I'd like to try and recreate it so that I can tell for sure if this was indeed fixed or not.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as requested in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the "Status" column, and change the status back to "New". Thanks again!

[Dave Hill (davehill)]

I provided the information requested, but must have put it or sent it to the wrong place or person. Here's the message I sent and the text of the sources.list file:

Shoot - thanks - should have spotted that based on the other bug reports. sources.list attached - the non-English characters are at the end of the third line.
# deb http://mirror.randumb.org/darkmagez/repo edgy-darkmagez games
# deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt karmic main # disabled on upgrade to karmic

# deb http://mambo.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~takushi/ubuntu� �

deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted universe multiverse

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu karmic partner

deb http://apt.mucommander.com stable main non-free contrib

# deb http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo edgy free
# deb http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo edgy non-free
# deb-src http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo edgy free
# deb-src http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo edgy non-free
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-members-kde4/ubuntu gutsy main

# deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free # disabled on upgrade to jaunty
# deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ testing non-free # disabled on upgrade to jaunty

[amichair (amichai2)]

Thanks for the info Dave!

While I can't tell what the question marks in the pasted sources.list stand for (an attachment would be preferred next time), I've tested this by inserting arbitrary non-latin unicode characters in their place, and this indeed seems to be fixed on Lucid.

If you manage to recreate this on Lucid using your specific sources.list, please feel free to reopen this issue.