[Bug 1264756] Re: TypeError: Type str doesn't support the buffer API

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[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  TypeError: Type str doesn't support the buffer API

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  When filing a bug (bug 1264754) against chromium using "ubuntu-bug
  chromium-browser" and I got this error in the bug report:-

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/chromium-
  browser/+bug/1264754/+attachment/3937075/+files/HookError_chromium_browser.txt

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 197, in _run_hook
      symb['add_info'](report, ui)
    File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/chromium-browser.py", line 253, in add_info
      for line in script.communicate()[0].split("\n"):  # to str. Size bounded by dmesg buffer.
  TypeError: Type str doesn't support the buffer API

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: python3-apport 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-031200-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   640:1000:114:1387281:2013-12-26 21:53:30.862467050 +0000:2013-12-26 21:53:31.862467050 +0000:/var/crash/_usr_bin_pulseaudio.1000.crash
   640:1000:114:4646086:2013-12-27 09:59:06.032582998 +0000:2013-12-27 09:59:07.032582998 +0000:/var/crash/_usr_bin_gnome-control-center.1000.crash
   640:1000:114:24784:2013-12-26 21:03:19.070573568 +0000:2013-12-26 21:03:20.070573568 +0000:/var/crash/_usr_bin_bluez-simple-agent.1000.crash
   640:1000:114:24097657:2013-12-27 11:27:38.688395023 +0000:2013-12-27 11:27:39.688395023 +0000:/var/crash/_opt_spotify_spotify-client_spotify.1000.crash
   640:1000:114:66538142:2013-12-28 21:56:33.319020509 +0000:2013-12-28 21:56:34.319020509 +0000:/var/crash/_usr_bin_shutter.1000.crash
  Date: Sat Dec 28 22:49:39 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-29 (547 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-07-12 (169 days ago)

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