** Description changed:

- There is a bug in python3-gi that makes applications crash when they
- call on the append function to append data to stores.
+ >> Impact <<
  
- 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pygobject/-/commit/db472c14416da879fdd1ba685928be9b7c919e57
+ Applications crash when they call the append function to append data to
+ stores.
  
- This has been fixed in 3.42.1.
+ >> Test plan <<
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
- Package: python3-gi 3.42.0-3build1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-39.42-generic 5.15.35
- Uname: Linux 5.15.0-39-generic x86_64
- ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
- Architecture: amd64
- CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
- CurrentDesktop: GNOME
- Date: Tue Jun 21 19:19:50 2022
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-26 (3098 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 
(20131016.1)
- RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
- SourcePackage: pygobject
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ When executing the attached bug.py script,
+ 
+ - With the fix: A dummy window with a text field is mapped.
+ 
+ - Without the fix: An error message is raised and no window is mapped.
+ 
+ >> Regression potential <<
+ 
+ Since this includes a new upstream release, by looking at the NEWS file
+ <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pygobject/-/blob/master/NEWS>,
+ regressions could show up
+ 
+ - On programs which use ListStore and Treeview. Additionally, those
+ changes should not affect GTK2 or GTK3.
+ 
+ - As leaks, given the replace of g_error by g_critical by
+ <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pygobject/-/merge_requests/179>.

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