Bug#908087: reportbug: Fails with: TypeError: fixer() missing 1 required positional argument: 'check_hostname'
Package: reportbug
Version: 7.5.0
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Dear Maintainer,
reportbug fails on fully upgraded sid because of #906127
"Incorrect check of httplib2 version":
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=906127
#906127 has normal severity, but its impact on reportbug is grave. This report
is Google fodder to help fellow victims of this bug.
Workaround is to download the patch for pysimplesoap and apply it locally:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=2;bug=906127;filename=fix-
httplib2-version-check.patch;msg=5
cd /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pysimplesoap
patch -p2 < /path/to/fix-httplib2-version-check.patch
After applying this patch, I was able to use reportbug to submit this report.
This example with ui gtk2 in ~/.reportbugrc, failure after entering package
name):
$ reportbug
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1049, in
sync_pre_operation
http_proxy=http_proxy, archived=archived, source=source)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/debbugs.py", line 1072, in
get_reports
bugs = debianbts.get_bugs(pkg_filter, package)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debianbts/debianbts.py", line 410, in
get_bugs
reply = soap_client.call('get_bugs', method_el)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pysimplesoap/client.py", line 260, in
call
self.xml_response = self.send(method, self.xml_request)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pysimplesoap/client.py", line 313, in
send
location, http_method, body=xml, headers=headers)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1395, in
request
self.disable_ssl_certificate_validation)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 978, in
__init__
timeout=timeout, context=context)
TypeError: fixer() missing 1 required positional argument: 'check_hostname'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2266, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1109, in main
return iface.user_interface()
File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1722, in user_interface
latest_first=self.options.latest_first)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1763, in
func
args, kwargs = op.sync_pre_operation(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1051, in
sync_pre_operation
error_dialog("Unable to connect to %s BTS." % sysinfo['name'])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 137, in
error_dialog
_assert_context(ui_context)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 92, in
_assert_context
(_describe_context(really), _describe_context(expected)))
AssertionError: Function should be called in <MainContext of reportbug thread>
but was called in <MainContext of UI thread>
Without ui option in ~/.reportbugrc:
$ reportbug
Please enter the name of the package in which you have found a problem, or type
'other' to report a more general problem. If you don't know what package the
bug is in, please contact
debian-user@lists.debian.org for assistance.
> reportbug
Detected character set: UTF-8
Please change your locale if this is incorrect.
Using 'Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>' as your from address.
Getting status for reportbug...
Checking for newer versions at madison...
Will send report to Debian (per lsb_release).
Querying Debian BTS for reports on reportbug (source)...
Unable to connect to Debian BTS (error: "TypeError("fixer() missing 1 required
positional argument: 'check_hostname'",)"); continue [y|N|?]?
Kind regards,
Ben.
-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="gtk2"
** /home/ben/.reportbugrc:
mode standard
ui gtk2
email "ben@transient.nz"
realname "Ben Caradoc-Davies"
no-cc
header "X-Debbugs-CC: ben@transient.nz"
smtphost "skyhawk.mysecure.co.nz:587"
smtptls
smtpuser "ben@transient.nz"
smtppasswd <omitted>
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.17.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii apt 1.6.4
ii python3 3.6.6-1
ii python3-reportbug 7.5.0
ii sensible-utils 0.0.12
reportbug recommends no packages.
Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn claws-mail <none>
pn debconf-utils <none>
pn debsums <none>
pn dlocate <none>
pn emacs24-bin-common | emacs25-bin-common <none>
ii exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent] 4.91-7
ii file 1:5.34-2
ii gnupg 2.2.10-1
pn python3-urwid <none>
ii reportbug-gtk 7.5.0
ii xdg-utils 1.1.3-1
Versions of packages python3-reportbug depends on:
ii apt 1.6.4
ii file 1:5.34-2
ii python3 3.6.6-1
ii python3-apt 1.6.2
ii python3-debian 0.1.33
ii python3-debianbts 2.7.2
ii python3-requests 2.18.4-2
python3-reportbug suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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