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[Sudip Mukherjee <2062064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Summary changed:

- anki crashed with ModuleNotFoundError in Noble
+ [SRU] anki crashed with ModuleNotFoundError in Noble

** Description changed:

- anki fails to run with the error:
+ [ Impact ]
  
- $ anki 
+ anki will crash immediately when executed by any user. The error
+ displayed is:
+ 
+ $ anki
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/anki", line 6, in <module>
      import aqt
    File "/usr/share/anki/aqt/__init__.py", line 4, in <module>
      from anki import version as _version
    File "/usr/share/anki/anki/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
      from anki.storage import Collection
    File "/usr/share/anki/anki/storage.py", line 13, in <module>
      from anki.collection import _Collection
    File "/usr/share/anki/anki/collection.py", line 26, in <module>
      from anki.sound import stripSounds
    File "/usr/share/anki/anki/sound.py", line 89, in <module>
      from anki.mpv import MPV, MPVBase
    File "/usr/share/anki/anki/mpv.py", line 39, in <module>
      from distutils.spawn import find_executable # pylint: disable=import-error,no-name-in-module
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
+ 
+ 
+ [ Test Plan ]
+ 
+ install anki.
+ execute anki from terminal
+ 
+ If the package is not fixed it will result in the above error.
+ 
+ With the fixed package, it will start and will display the language choice menu.
+ After language is selected, Anki screen will be displayed.
+ 
+ [ Where problems could occur ]
+ 
+ The use of find_executable from distutils has been replaced with which() from shutil. This is not an upstream patch as upstream has completely modified the code.
+ "which" should work similar to find_executable, both returns the path of the executable and so chances of regression due to this change is very less.
+ 
+ [ Other Info ]
+ 
+ From the Debian bug, it seems the Debian maintainer does not intend to
+ remove distutils as there are already some more RC bugs. Packaging the
+ new upstream version in Debian will automatically remove the distutils
+ dependency in Debian.
+ 
+ [ Original Bug Description ]
+ 
+ anki fails to run with the error:
+ 
+ $ anki
+ Traceback (most recent call last):
+   File "/usr/bin/anki", line 6, in <module>
+     import aqt
+   File "/usr/share/anki/aqt/__init__.py", line 4, in <module>
+     from anki import version as _version
+   File "/usr/share/anki/anki/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
+     from anki.storage import Collection
+   File "/usr/share/anki/anki/storage.py", line 13, in <module>
+     from anki.collection import _Collection
+   File "/usr/share/anki/anki/collection.py", line 26, in <module>
+     from anki.sound import stripSounds
+   File "/usr/share/anki/anki/sound.py", line 89, in <module>
+     from anki.mpv import MPV, MPVBase
+   File "/usr/share/anki/anki/mpv.py", line 39, in <module>
+     from distutils.spawn import find_executable # pylint: disable=import-error,no-name-in-module
+     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
  
  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: anki 2.1.15+dfsg-3ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-22.22-generic 6.8.1
  Uname: Linux 6.8.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Apr 17 21:33:16 2024
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/anki
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-04-10 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Beta amd64 (20240410)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.12
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/anki
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.3, python3-minimal, 3.12.3-0ubuntu1
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/anki']
  PythonDetails: N/A
  SourcePackage: anki
  Title: anki crashed with ModuleNotFoundError in /usr/share/anki/anki/mpv.py: No module named 'distutils'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sudo users

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