[Bug 812923] Re: software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or buffer

[Gary Lasker]

Some additional debug info courtesy davmor2:

2011-07-20 18:55:09,515 - softwarecenter.backend.reviews - WARNING - Could not get usefulness from server, no username in config file
/home/davmor2/software-center/softwarecenter/ui/gtk/app.py:1240: Warning: g_object_set_qdata: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
  self.window_main.show_all()
2011-07-20 18:55:10,081 - softwarecenter.fixme - WARNING - logs to the root logger: '('/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/zeitgeist/client.py', 392, 'reconnect_monitors')'
2011-07-20 18:55:10,081 - zeitgeist.client - INFO - Reconnected to Zeitgeist engine...
>>> histogram attr [0, 0, 1, 7, 7], for package tuxguitar 
>>> histogram attr [2, 1, 3, 5, 49], for package docky 
>>> histogram attr [0, 9, 3, 17, 40], for package calibre 
>>> histogram attr [0, 1, 0, 9, 11], for package gweled 
>>> histogram attr [1, 0, 0, 11, 16], for package file-roller 
>>> histogram attr [0, 0, 1, 0, 0], for package netsurf 
>>> histogram attr [0, 0, 0, 0, 5], for package mysql-server 
>>> histogram attr [0, 0, 6, 15, 100], for package thunderbird 
>>> histogram attr [0, 2, 4, 12, 54], for package deja-dup 
>>> histogram attr [2, 0, 0, 0, 0], for package gfax 
>>> histogram attr [0, 0, 2, 4, 9], for package kaffeine 
>>> histogram attr None, for package python-django-south 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/davmor2/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/reviews.py", line 659, in _on_review_stats_data
    s.rating_spread = simplejson.loads(getattr(r, "histogram", "[0,0,0,0,0]"))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/__init__.py", line 385, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simplejson/decoder.py", line 402, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
TypeError: expected string or buffer

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Gary Lasker (gary-lasker)

** Branch linked: lp:software-center

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Title:
  software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or
  buffer

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  crash

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-5.6-generic 3.0.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-5-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jul 19 15:54:02 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110705.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center']
  SourcePackage: software-center
  Title: software-center crashed with TypeError in decode(): expected string or buffer
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-16 (2 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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