[Bug 1073121] [NEW] update-apt-xapian-index thows an exception in Python code

[Beowulf]

Public bug reported:

$ sudo update-apt-xapian-index

No handlers could be found for logger "softwarecenter.db.update"
Reading .desktop files from /usr/share/app-install/desktop/: done.  
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index", line 101, in <module>
    if not indexer.setupIndexing(force=opts.force, system=opts.pkgfile is None):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/axi/indexer.py", line 513, in setupIndexing
    addon.obj.init(dict(values=self.values), self.progress)
  File "/usr/share/apt-xapian-index/plugins/cataloged_time.py", line 72, in init
    self._package_cataloged_time = cPickle.load(open(self._packages_cataloged_file))
ValueError: insecure string pickle

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python2.7 2.7.3-5ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 30 13:17:17 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-01-31 (638 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: python2.7
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-25 (4 days ago)

** Affects: python2.7 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to python2.7 in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073121

Title:
   update-apt-xapian-index  thows an exception in Python code

Status in “python2.7” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ sudo update-apt-xapian-index

  No handlers could be found for logger "softwarecenter.db.update"
  Reading .desktop files from /usr/share/app-install/desktop/: done.  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index", line 101, in <module>
      if not indexer.setupIndexing(force=opts.force, system=opts.pkgfile is None):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/axi/indexer.py", line 513, in setupIndexing
      addon.obj.init(dict(values=self.values), self.progress)
    File "/usr/share/apt-xapian-index/plugins/cataloged_time.py", line 72, in init
      self._package_cataloged_time = cPickle.load(open(self._packages_cataloged_file))
  ValueError: insecure string pickle

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: python2.7 2.7.3-5ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 30 13:17:17 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-01-31 (638 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: python2.7
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-25 (4 days ago)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1073121/+subscriptions