[Bug 870012] Re: UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters

[Marco Biscaro]

** Description changed:

  I've upgraded from natty to oneiric (sudo do-release-upgrade -d) and
  this added comments like "disabled in upgrade to oneiric" in
- /etc/apt/sources.list
+ /etc/apt/sources.list and in files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.
  
  The problem is: in Brazilian Portuguese, the comment is "desabilitado na
  atualização para oneiric" (it has unicode characters). When trying to
  remove, edit or enable these entries via software-properties-gtk,
  nothing happens.
  
+ Workaround: remove the comments manually from these files.
+ 
  Running software-properties-gtk from a terminal, the following errors
  appear, when trying to remove and enable the entries, respectively:
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 839, in on_remove_clicked
-     self.backend.RemoveSource(str(source_entry))
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
-     **keywords)
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
-     message, timeout)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 839, in on_remove_clicked
+     self.backend.RemoveSource(str(source_entry))
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
+     **keywords)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
+     message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeEncodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
-     retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 268, in RemoveSource
-     self.remove_source(str(source))
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
+     retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 268, in RemoveSource
+     self.remove_source(str(source))
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 72-73: ordinal not in range(128)
  
  -------------------------
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 647, in on_isv_source_toggled
-     self.backend.ToggleSourceUse(str(source_entry))
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
-     **keywords)
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
-     message, timeout)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 647, in on_isv_source_toggled
+     self.backend.ToggleSourceUse(str(source_entry))
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
+     **keywords)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
+     message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeEncodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
-     retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
-   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 156, in ToggleSourceUse
-     self.toggle_source_use(str(source))
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
+     retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
+   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 156, in ToggleSourceUse
+     self.toggle_source_use(str(source))
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 72-73: ordinal not in range(128)
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.81.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Oct  7 10:51:58 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt_PT:en
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
-  LC_MESSAGES=pt_BR.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt_PT:en
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
+  LC_MESSAGES=pt_BR.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-05 (1 days ago)

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Title:
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've upgraded from natty to oneiric (sudo do-release-upgrade -d) and
  this added comments like "disabled in upgrade to oneiric" in
  /etc/apt/sources.list and in files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.

  The problem is: in Brazilian Portuguese, the comment is "desabilitado
  na atualização para oneiric" (it has unicode characters). When trying
  to remove, edit or enable these entries via software-properties-gtk,
  nothing happens.

  Workaround: remove the comments manually from these files.

  Running software-properties-gtk from a terminal, the following errors
  appear, when trying to remove and enable the entries, respectively:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 839, in on_remove_clicked
      self.backend.RemoveSource(str(source_entry))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
      **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
      message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeEncodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
      retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 268, in RemoveSource
      self.remove_source(str(source))
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 72-73: ordinal not in range(128)

  -------------------------

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 647, in on_isv_source_toggled
      self.backend.ToggleSourceUse(str(source_entry))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
      **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
      message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.UnicodeEncodeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 702, in _message_cb
      retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py", line 156, in ToggleSourceUse
      self.toggle_source_use(str(source))
  UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 72-73: ordinal not in range(128)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.81.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Oct  7 10:51:58 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt_PT:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
   LC_MESSAGES=pt_BR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-05 (1 days ago)

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