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[Bug 1510220] Re: add-apt-repository backtraces on PPA with utf8 characters

 

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

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

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Title:
  add-apt-repository backtraces on PPA with utf8 characters

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On a brand new trusty container:

  root@apatest3:~# add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
   This branch follows latest PHP packages as maintained by the Debian Apache2 team.

  It also includes some widely used Apache 2 modules (if you need some
  other feel free to send me a request).

  If you need to stay with PHP 5 you can use the PHP repository:
  https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/php5

  BUGS&FEATURES: This PPA now has a issue tracker:
  https://deb.sury.org/pages/bugreporting.html

  PLEASE READ: If you like my work and want to give me a little motivation, please consider donating: https://deb.sury.org/pages/donate.html
   More info: https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/apache2
  Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

  gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmprl8b6i1r/secring.gpg' created
  gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmprl8b6i1r/pubring.gpg' created
  gpg: requesting key E5267A6C from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
  gpg: /tmp/tmprl8b6i1r/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
  gpg: key E5267A6C: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ond\xc5\x99ej Sur▒" imported
  gpg: Total number processed: 1
  gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
  Exception in thread Thread-1:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3.4/threading.py", line 920, in _bootstrap_inner
      self.run()
    File "/usr/lib/python3.4/threading.py", line 868, in run
      self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py", line 687, in addkey_func
      func(**kwargs)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 370, in add_key
      return apsk.add_ppa_signing_key()
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 261, in add_ppa_signing_key
      tmp_export_keyring, signing_key_fingerprint, tmp_keyring_dir):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 210, in _verify_fingerprint
      got_fingerprints = self._get_fingerprints(keyring, keyring_dir)
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 202, in _get_fingerprints
      output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, universal_newlines=True)
    File "/usr/lib/python3.4/subprocess.py", line 605, in check_output
      output, unused_err = process.communicate(inputdata, timeout=timeout)
    File "/usr/lib/python3.4/subprocess.py", line 936, in communicate
      stdout = _eintr_retry_call(self.stdout.read)
    File "/usr/lib/python3.4/subprocess.py", line 487, in _eintr_retry_call
      return func(*args)
    File "/usr/lib/python3.4/encodings/ascii.py", line 26, in decode
      return codecs.ascii_decode(input, self.errors)[0]
  UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc5 in position 92: ordinal not in range(128)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: software-properties-common 0.92.37.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-23.24-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct 26 18:22:33 2015
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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