[Bug 1009859] [NEW] update-manager crashed with AttributeError in check_hovering(): 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'get_data'

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Public bug reported:

TEST CASE
1. On a system with updates available, launch update-manager
2. Select a package in the list
3. Open the description pane
4. Move the mouse over the pane

ACTUAL RESULT
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/ChangelogViewer.py", line 227, in motion_notify_event
    self.check_hovering(x, y)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/ChangelogViewer.py", line 251, in check_hovering
    url = tag.get_data("url")
AttributeError: 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'get_data'

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.162
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun  7 08:59:14 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: update-manager crashed with AttributeError in check_hovering(): 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'get_data'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-01-31 (127 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout kvm libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: New

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Quantal)
     Importance: High
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-crash qa-manual-testing quantal rls-q-incoming running-unity

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with AttributeError in check_hovering():
  'TextTag' object has no attribute 'get_data'

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “update-manager” source package in Quantal:
  New

Bug description:
  TEST CASE
  1. On a system with updates available, launch update-manager
  2. Select a package in the list
  3. Open the description pane
  4. Move the mouse over the pane

  ACTUAL RESULT
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/ChangelogViewer.py", line 227, in motion_notify_event
      self.check_hovering(x, y)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/UpdateManager/ChangelogViewer.py", line 251, in check_hovering
      url = tag.get_data("url")
  AttributeError: 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'get_data'

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.162
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0
  Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jun  7 08:59:14 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Title: update-manager crashed with AttributeError in check_hovering(): 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'get_data'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-01-31 (127 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout kvm libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers

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