[Bug 883390] Re: add-apt-repository crash when adding a ppa repository

[Brian Murray]

I tried recereating this and was unsuccessful with my PPA:

13:55:17 - flash:[...-manager/master/DistUpgrade] sudo add-apt-repository ppa:brian-murray/ppa
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~brian-murray/+archive/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.6qHKye8EGr --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 0BA6DE0806196831530C54F0915A9DFB6AF4FEF1
gpg: requesting key 6AF4FEF1 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 6AF4FEF1: public key "Launchpad PPA for Brian Murray" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

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Title:
  add-apt-repository crash when adding a ppa repository

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

Bug description:
  add-apt-repository crashes when I add my ppa repository:

  root at ubuntu:/home/cl# add-apt-repository ppa:etay-meiri/ppa
  You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
   Etay Meiri's PPA
   
   More info: https://launchpad.net/~etay-meiri/+archive/ppa
  Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

  Exception in thread Thread-1:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 552, in __bootstrap_inner
      self.run()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 78, in run
      self.add_ppa_signing_key(self.ppa_path)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 100, in add_ppa_signing_key
      "--recv", signing_key_fingerprint])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 493, in call
      return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
      errread, errwrite)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child
      raise child_exception
  TypeError: execv() arg 2 must contain only strings

  Package infomation:
  python-software-properties version 0.81.10

  Release information:
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:	11.10

  How to reproduce: 
  execute the following:

  add-apt-repository ppa:etay-meiri/ppa

  Expected behavior: command should succeed.

  Thanks,

  Etay Meiri

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