[Bug 905831] [NEW] method OptionParser#exit() from optparse.py causes UnicodeEncodeError on apport-retrace

[jbatista]

Public bug reported:

Running apport-retrace exits with an UnicodeEncodeError simply by running from the console (see bug #905826 for example) on Ubuntu Lucid, amd64.
The line is from method exit() from class OptionParser on file optparse.py.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-36.79-generic 2.6.32.46+drm33.20
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 17 23:37:49 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt:pt_PT:pt_BR:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=pt_PT.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: python2.6

** Affects: python2.6 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid

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Title:
  method OptionParser#exit() from optparse.py causes UnicodeEncodeError
  on apport-retrace

Status in “python2.6” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running apport-retrace exits with an UnicodeEncodeError simply by running from the console (see bug #905826 for example) on Ubuntu Lucid, amd64.
  The line is from method exit() from class OptionParser on file optparse.py.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-36.79-generic 2.6.32.46+drm33.20
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-36-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Dec 17 23:37:49 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=pt:pt_PT:pt_BR:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=pt_PT.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: python2.6

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