import parted fails with ValueError: Invalid flag provided

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

This issue happens with parted and libparted0debian1 version 2.3-8ubuntu5.2. A manual downgrade of those two packages to 2.3-8ubuntu5.1 makes the problem go away.

I confirm, I reverted to older packages and it works as expected.

_ped.partition_flag_get_name(__flag) fails when __flag is 15. But 15 should be allowed, it's PED_PARTITION_MSFT_DATA in /usr/include/parted/disk.h. I believe python-parted wasn't rebuilt when parted was updated. Indeed, requilding python-parted_3.6-4_i386.deb fixed the problem for me.

Working on it. Thank you for the feedback.

Since rebuilding python-parted fixed the issue for Proski (probably enum change from parted fix broke ABI with python-parted)...

I created a PPA containing same python-parted version but now rebuilt with already released parted_2.3-8ubuntu5.2.

Would you care to test this PPA's package:

# add-apt-repository ppa:inaddy/lp1350946
# apt-get update
# apt-get install python-parted

This will install the following package:

3.6-4ubuntu1~lp1350946~1

That is just a rebuild of the previous python-parted package.

Could you test it for me please ?

Thank you.

I just installed python-parted 3.6-4ubuntu1~lp1350946~1 from your PPA on a test machine and I'm no longer seeing the issue.

Thank you very much for the test. I'm creating the SRU proposal on this public bug then. It will be ready in a bit. People suffering for this issue can use this PPA temporarily while package does not get into -proposed.

Attaching SRU proposal (just a rebuild for the new libparted ABI) for python-parted.

Thank you very much. Subscribing SRU team so it can be uploaded.

Hello proski, or anyone else affected,

Accepted pyparted into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyparted/3.6-4ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

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I confirm that python-parted 3.6-4ubuntu1 fixes the bug.

This bug was fixed in the package pyparted - 3.6-4ubuntu1

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pyparted (3.6-4ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * Fix needed for bug #1333462 broke ABI: a new partition flag was created.
  * Pyparted needs to be recompiled. (LP: #1350946)
 -- Rafael David Tinoco <email address hidden> Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:48:37 -0700

The verification of the Stable Release Update for pyparted has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.