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[Bug 1377086] [NEW] update-software-center throws static binding error during trusty->utopic upgrade

 

Public bug reported:

  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

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

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Title:
  update-software-center throws static binding error during
  trusty->utopic upgrade

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

Bug description:
    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

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