[Bug 1227291] [NEW] NameError: global name 'StringType' is not defined

[Rodney Dawes]

Public bug reported:

With paste 1.7.5.1, the conversion to support both Python 3.x and 2.x
seems incomplete, and results in the following error, when attempting to
run the unit tests for the u1db package:

  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/paste/lint.py", line 158, in start_response_wrapper
    check_status(status)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/paste/lint.py", line 361, in check_status
    assert type(status) is StringType, (
NameError: global name 'StringType' is not defined

** Affects: paste (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
         Status: New

** Changed in: paste (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

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Title:
  NameError: global name 'StringType' is not defined

Status in “paste” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With paste 1.7.5.1, the conversion to support both Python 3.x and 2.x
  seems incomplete, and results in the following error, when attempting
  to run the unit tests for the u1db package:

    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/paste/lint.py", line 158, in start_response_wrapper
      check_status(status)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/paste/lint.py", line 361, in check_status
      assert type(status) is StringType, (
  NameError: global name 'StringType' is not defined

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