[Bug 1769262] Re: PythonDetails contains an error message if python not installed

[Brian Murray]

This'll make it look nicer.


@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@
 def add_python_details(key, python, report):
     '''Add comma separated details about which python is being used'''
     python_path = apport.hookutils.command_output(['which', python])
+    if python_path.startswith('Error: '):
+        report[key] = 'N/A'
+        return
     python_link = apport.hookutils.command_output(['readlink', '-f',
                                                   python_path])
     python_pkg = apport.fileutils.find_file_package(python_path)

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Title:
  PythonDetails contains an error message if python not installed

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  [Test Case]
  0) ensure python is not installed on the system
  1) launchpad update-manager
  2) kill update-manager
  3) view the crash report

  With the version of apport in the archive you will see messy
  PythonDetails like below. With the version of apport from -proposed
  you will instead see:

  PythonDetails: N/A

  
  Original Description
  --------------------
  In an Ubuntu 18.04 apport-package report, bug 1768866, we can see the following which looks super messy:

  PythonDetails: /root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with
  exit code 1:, Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type:
  "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:":
  "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:",
  unpackaged

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