[Bug 929984] Re: add-apt-repository crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 861258 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/861258

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 crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON
  object could be decoded

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  chris at zanzibar:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-media-player-development/development
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 88, in <module>
      ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 83, in get_ppa_info_from_lp
      return json.loads(lp_page)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/json/__init__.py", line 326, in loads
      return _default_decoder.decode(s)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 366, in decode
      obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 384, in raw_decode
      raise ValueError("No JSON object could be decoded")
  ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: python-software-properties 0.81.13.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Feb  9 23:35:57 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/add-apt-repository
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-media-player-development/development
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/add-apt-repository', 'ppa:gnome-media-player-development/development']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: add-apt-repository crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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