[Bug 861258] Re: add-apt-repository crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded

[Robert Roth]

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** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  add-apt-repository crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON
  object could be decoded

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

Bug description:
  I tried to insert a PPA but an error appeared. I tried later but all
  worked fine.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: python-software-properties 0.81.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Sep 28 10:16:56 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/add-apt-repository
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/add-apt-repository ppa:webkit-team/ppa
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/add-apt-repository', 'ppa:webkit-team/ppa']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: add-apt-repository crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-26 (1 days ago)
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