In Arch Linux, the current version of python2-urwid is 1.3.1. Indeed,
with this version I don't get exactly the same crash, while with
downgrading to 1.1.1 (the oldest available), I get this error.
However, 2 other crashes still occure:

1: when I hit return in wicd-curses to connect to one network in the list:

ERROR:dbus.connection:Exception in handler for D-Bus signal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line
230, in maybe_handle_message
    self._handler(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 97, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 850, in update_netlist
    self.wiredCB.get_body().set_list(wiredL)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 469, in set_list
    wired.ReadWiredNetworkProfile(self.get_selected_profile())
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 535, in
get_selected_profile
    return self.theList[loc]
IndexError: list index out of range

2: and one when I hit right arrow to go to preferences:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1146, in call_update_ui
    self.update_ui(True)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 97, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1159, in update_ui
    self.handle_keys(input_data)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1037, in handle_keys
    self.diag = WirelessSettingsDialog(pos, self.frame)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py", line 503, in __init__
    self.set_values()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py", line 543, in set_values
    wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate')

Best,

Denes

2016-03-28 15:59 GMT+01:00 comet--berkeley <email address hidden>:
> wicd version: 1.7.4
> python version: 2.7.11
> platform: Linux 4.4.6- x86_64,  Slackware Linux
>
> The current version of Slackware had this bug until  the urwid package was downgraded from urwid 1.3.0 to version 1.0.3
> Now the bug is gone.
>
> If your system is using uriwd-1.3.0 or above, then remove the patch, wicd-1.7.3-urwid-1.3.0.patch, from wicd and downgrade
> urwid to 1.0.3.
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1434238
>
> Title:
>   wicd-curses crashes randomly  on keypress
>
> Status in wicd:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   wicd version: 1.7.3
>   python version: 2.7.9
>   platform: Linux 3.18.6 x86_64, Arch Linux
>
>   After pressing "arrow down" key, browsing the list of wireless
>   networks:
>
>   Traceback (most recent call last):
>     File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1146, in call_update_ui
>       self.update_ui(True)
>     File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 97, in wrapper
>       return func(*args, **kargs)
>     File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1159, in update_ui
>       self.handle_keys(input_data)
>     File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1128, in handle_keys
>       k = self.frame.keypress(self.size, k)
>     File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/urwid/container.py", line 1128, in keypress
>       return self.body.keypress( (maxcol, remaining), key )
>     File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/urwid/container.py", line 1587, in keypress
>       key = self.focus.keypress(tsize, key)
>     File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/urwid/decoration.py", line 836, in keypress
>       return self._original_widget.keypress((maxcol,), key)
>     File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 474, in keypress
>       key = ComboBox.keypress(self, size, key)
>     File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/curses_misc.py", line 497, in keypress
>       return self._w.keypress(size, key)
>     File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/urwid/container.py", line 2269, in keypress
>       key = w.keypress((mc,) + size[1:], key)
>   AttributeError: 'Text' object has no attribute 'keypress'
>
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