Public bug reported: brlapi seems to be not fully python3 compatible.
If brlapi raises a brlapi.OperationError and I want to print this error I get an TypeError, because the __str__ method returns the message as bytes, not as string. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: python3-brlapi 4.4-5ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Nov 24 15:51:20 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-13 (560 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: brltty UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (36 days ago) ** Affects: brltty (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to brltty in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1082679 Title: brlapi.OperationError.__str__ return bytes Status in “brltty” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: brlapi seems to be not fully python3 compatible. If brlapi raises a brlapi.OperationError and I want to print this error I get an TypeError, because the __str__ method returns the message as bytes, not as string. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: python3-brlapi 4.4-5ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Nov 24 15:51:20 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-13 (560 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: brltty UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (36 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brltty/+bug/1082679/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp