[Bug 842028] Re: software-center-gtk3 crashed with AttributeError in preparse(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'lower'

[Doug McMahon]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 839113 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839113

The current opera deb sees the same

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Title:
  software-center-gtk3 crashed with AttributeError in preparse():
  'NoneType' object has no attribute 'lower'

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

Bug description:
  This happens when trying to install the google-chrome stable .deb, may be others
  Also to note that gdebi refuses to install, but both gdebi & S-C don't specify why
  dpkg has no issue and installs fine

  The very same .deb will install thru S-C in 11.04
  http://www.google.com/chrome

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.21
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep  5 13:33:40 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center-gtk3
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110831)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-center-gtk3 /home/username/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-center-gtk3', '/home/username/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb']
  SourcePackage: software-center
  Title: software-center-gtk3 crashed with AttributeError in preparse(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'lower'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare

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