[Bug 1562477] Re: apport-retrace crashed with TypeError in error(): not enough arguments for format string

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This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.26.0-0ubuntu2

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apport (2.26.0-0ubuntu2) lunar; urgency=medium

  * fix: Mock query to Github in integration test

 -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:17:43 +0100

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  apport-retrace crashed with TypeError in error(): not enough arguments
  for format string

Status in Apport:
  Fix Released
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Retracing the crash of window-buttons applet produced this error.

  ```
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/apport-retrace", line 301, in <module>
      options.dynamic_origins)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/sandboxutils.py", line 204, in make_sandbox
      apport.fatal(str(e))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 35, in fatal
      error(msg, *args)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 44, in error
      sys.stderr.write(msg % args)
  TypeError: not enough arguments for format string
  ```

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: apport-retrace 2.20-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashCounter: 1
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
  Date: Sun Mar 27 17:32:09 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apport-retrace
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-28 (180 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/apport-retrace -S system -C /home/username/.cache/apport/retrace -v --gdb /var/crash/_usr_lib_gnome-window-applets_windowbuttons.1000.crash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/apport-retrace', '-S', 'system', '-C', '/home/username/.cache/apport/retrace', '-v', '--gdb', '/var/crash/_usr_lib_gnome-window-applets_windowbuttons.1000.crash']
  SourcePackage: apport
  Title: apport-retrace crashed with TypeError in error(): not enough arguments for format string
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker kismet libvirtd lp lpadmin lxd mail mythtv plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers

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