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[Bug 1368727] Re: AttributeError: When using gi.repository you must not import static modules like "gobject"

 

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  AttributeError: When using gi.repository you must not import static
  modules like "gobject"

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hi,

  Within distribution upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10 bet development  brach
  Ubuntu following error appeared:

  Processing triggers for software-center (13.10-0ubuntu4.1) ...
  Updating software catalog...this may take a moment.
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/sbin/update-software-center", line 176, in <module>
      pathname, appinfo_dir=options.app_install_desktop_dir)
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py", line 1147, in rebuild_database
      cache = get_pkg_info()
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo.py", line 245, in get_pkg_info
      from softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache import AptCache
    File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo_impl/aptcache.py", line 30, in <module>
      from aptdaemon.client import AptClient
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/client.py", line 43, in <module>
      _GObject = GObject.GObject
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 62, in __getattr__
      raise AttributeError(_static_binding_error)
  AttributeError: When using gi.repository you must not import static modules like "gobject". Please change all occurrences of "import gobject" to "from gi.repository import GObject". See: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709183
  Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...
  Processing triggers for install-info (5.2.0.dfsg.1-4) ...
  Processing triggers for ccache (3.1.9-1) ...
  Updating symlinks in /usr/lib/ccache ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:

  
  apt-cache policy software-center
  software-center:
    Installed: 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
    Candidate: 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
    Version table:
   *** 13.10-0ubuntu4.1 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  Kind Regards,
  Martin

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