[Bug 936186] Re: add-apt-repository crashed with error in get_ppa_info_from_lp(): (23, 'Failed writing body (0 != 1607)')

[cmcanulty]

same problem here jus started this morning
cmcanulty at HPTech:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
[sudo] password for cmcanulty: 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 125, in <module>
    ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 80, in get_ppa_info_from_lp
    curl.perform()
pycurl.error: (6, "Couldn't resolve host 'launchpad.net'")
cmcanulty at HPTech:~$

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Title:
  add-apt-repository crashed with error in get_ppa_info_from_lp(): (23,
  'Failed writing body (0 != 1607)')

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “software-properties” source package in Precise:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Close in start.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: python-software-properties 0.82.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic-pae 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Feb 18 03:15:16 2012
  DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930478
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/add-apt-repository
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/add-apt-repository', 'ppa:ricotz/testing']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: add-apt-repository crashed with error in get_ppa_info_from_lp(): (23, 'Failed writing body (0 != 1607)')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-16 (3 days ago)
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