[Bug 1249080] [NEW] python-software-properties saucy package is missing a dependency on python-pycurl

[Erik Johnson]

Public bug reported:

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System
-> About Ubuntu

erik at virtubuntu:~% lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 13.10
Release:        13.10


2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

erik at virtubuntu:~% apt-cache policy python-software-properties | grep Installed
  Installed: 0.92.28

3) What you expected to happen

The softwareproperties.ppa module should successfully import

4) What happened instead

The softwareproperties.ppa module fails to import unless python-pycurl
is also installed. See the below shell output for an example.


erik at virtubuntu:~% sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python-software-properties
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/22.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 145 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package python-software-properties.
(Reading database ... 65535 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-software-properties (from .../python-software-properties_0.92.28_all.deb) ...
Setting up python-software-properties (0.92.28) ...
1 erik at virtubuntu:~% python -c 'import softwareproperties.ppa'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 46, in <module>
    import pycurl
ImportError: No module named pycurl
1 erik at virtubuntu:~% sudo apt-get install python-pycurl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  libcurl4-gnutls-dev python-pycurl-dbg
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python-pycurl
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/48.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 216 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package python-pycurl.
(Reading database ... 65561 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-pycurl (from .../python-pycurl_7.19.0-5ubuntu8_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up python-pycurl (7.19.0-5ubuntu8) ...
erik at virtubuntu:~% python -c 'import softwareproperties.ppa'
erik at virtubuntu:~%

** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Summary changed:

- python-software-properties saucy package is missing a depenency on python-pycurl
+ python-software-properties saucy package is missing a dependency on python-pycurl

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Title:
  python-software-properties saucy package is missing a dependency on
  python-pycurl

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

Bug description:
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or
  System -> About Ubuntu

  erik at virtubuntu:~% lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 13.10
  Release:        13.10

  
  2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  erik at virtubuntu:~% apt-cache policy python-software-properties | grep Installed
    Installed: 0.92.28

  3) What you expected to happen

  The softwareproperties.ppa module should successfully import

  4) What happened instead

  The softwareproperties.ppa module fails to import unless python-pycurl
  is also installed. See the below shell output for an example.

  
  erik at virtubuntu:~% sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    python-software-properties
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/22.9 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 145 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Selecting previously unselected package python-software-properties.
  (Reading database ... 65535 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking python-software-properties (from .../python-software-properties_0.92.28_all.deb) ...
  Setting up python-software-properties (0.92.28) ...
  1 erik at virtubuntu:~% python -c 'import softwareproperties.ppa'
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 46, in <module>
      import pycurl
  ImportError: No module named pycurl
  1 erik at virtubuntu:~% sudo apt-get install python-pycurl
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Suggested packages:
    libcurl4-gnutls-dev python-pycurl-dbg
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    python-pycurl
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/48.8 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 216 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Selecting previously unselected package python-pycurl.
  (Reading database ... 65561 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking python-pycurl (from .../python-pycurl_7.19.0-5ubuntu8_amd64.deb) ...
  Setting up python-pycurl (7.19.0-5ubuntu8) ...
  erik at virtubuntu:~% python -c 'import softwareproperties.ppa'
  erik at virtubuntu:~%

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