update-software-center crashed with EOFError in <module>()

Bug #634680 reported by Stu Pido
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This bug affects 17 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-center (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: software-center

This error pops up when doing updates using Update Manager-has happened to me now about 4 times in the last 2 days. No error observed if doing updates through terminal.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: software-center 2.1.17.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 10 06:35:02 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/update-software-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-software-center --triggered 2.1.17.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_ZA.UTF8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-software-center', '--triggered', '2.1.17.1']
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: update-software-center crashed with EOFError in <module>()
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Revision history for this message
Stu Pido (kauchalis) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Kiwinote (kiwinote)
visibility: private → public
Petr Tomeš (ptomes)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → Undecided
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Opinion
status: Opinion → Confirmed
no longer affects: software-center
dobey (dobey)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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