"TypeError: normalize() argument 2 must be unicode, not str" when using the find duplicate tool with soundex code

[Mossroy]

Binary package hint: gramps

This error appears when I use the duplicate search feature and check the use of Soundex codes
No error appears if I don't use the soundex codes
I use the version of Gramps that comes with Ubuntu 10.04 (with current updates)
I suppose this is because of some Unicode characters that I am using in my Gramps database, and that is incorrectly handled by Gramps.

This problem is already reported upstream : http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3937
It has been solved in version 3.2.2 of Gramps, so an upgrade would be enough.

Error Details:
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17699: ERROR: gramps.py: line 138: Unhandled exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/tool/FindDupes.py", line 161, in on_merge_ok_clicked
    self.find_potentials(threshold)
  File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/tool/FindDupes.py", line 199, in find_potentials
    key = self.gen_key(p1.get_primary_name().get_surname())
  File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/tool/FindDupes.py", line 251, in gen_key
    return soundex.soundex(val)
  File "/usr/share/gramps/soundex.py", line 51, in soundex
    strval.upper().strip()).encode('ASCII', 'ignore')
TypeError: normalize() argument 2 must be unicode, not str

System Information:
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Python version: 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56) [GCC 4.4.3]
BSDDB version: 4.7.3
Gramps version: 3.2.0-1
LANG: fr_FR.UTF-8
OS: Linux
Distribution: 2.6.32-22-generic

GTK version : (2, 20, 0)
pygtk version : (2, 17, 0)
gobject version: (2, 21, 1)
cairo version : (1, 8, 8)

[Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow)]

This bug would be solved by fulfilling the request for Ubuntu to upgrade Gramps to version 3.2.3 as in bug #582342. So please add yourself to that bug.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Fixed in maverick.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".