[Bug 1007826] Re: crash with AssertionError: file stream must be in binary mode when trying to save report to file

[Steve Langasek]

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be
fixed for that release

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

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Title:
  crash with AssertionError: file stream must be in binary mode when
  trying to save report to file

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apport source package in Precise:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  laney at raleigh> sudo apport-cli nova-common
  [...]
  What would you like to do? Your options are:
    S: Send report (4.5 KB)
    V: View report
    K: Keep report file for sending later or copying to somewhere else
    I: Cancel and ignore future crashes of this program version
    C: Cancel
  Please choose (S/V/K/I/C): k
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 366, in <module>
      if not app.run_argv():
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 558, in run_argv
      return self.run_report_bug()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 399, in run_report_bug
      response = self.ui_present_report_details(allowed_to_report)
    File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 216, in ui_present_report_details
      self.report.write(os.fdopen(fd, 'w'))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 250, in write
      self._assert_bin_mode(file)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 628, in _assert_bin_mode
      assert (type(file) == BytesIO or 'b' in file.mode), 'file stream must be in binary mode'
  AssertionError: file stream must be in binary mode

  laney at raleigh> apt-cache policy apport
  apport:
    Installed: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2
    Candidate: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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