Public bug reported: The recent patch uploaded raring fixing a python3 issue is breaking usage of WRITEFUNCTION in python 2.X. http://launchpadlibrarian.net/129472394/pycurl_7.19.0-5ubuntu4_7.19.0-5ubuntu5.diff.gz is the patch.
The following script fails with "SystemError: bad format char passed to Py_BuildValue": import pycurl from StringIO import StringIO body = StringIO() curl = pycurl.Curl() curl.setopt(pycurl.URL, "http://www.ubuntu.com/";) curl.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION, body.write) curl.perform() print body.getvalue() ** Affects: pycurl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1108161 Title: 7.19.0-5ubuntu5 is broken on python 2.X To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pycurl/+bug/1108161/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
