Public bug reported:
I was trying to add the elementary PPA, but by mistake added a ~ after :
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:~elementaryart/elementarydesktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 88, in <module>
ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 65,
in get_ppa_info_from_lp
lp_page = urlopen(req).read()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 126, in urlopen
return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 400, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 513, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 438, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 372, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 521, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Expected: The exception should be handled and a friendly error message
should be shown instead of a verbose exception
---------
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
--------
$ apt-cache policy python-software-properties
python-software-properties:
Installed: 0.81.13.1
Candidate: 0.81.13.1
--------
** Affects: software-properties
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: 404 error exception
** Summary changed:
- Providing wrong ppa format in add-apt-repository throws a 404 error which is
not caught
+ Providing wrong ppa format in add-apt-repository throws a 404 error which is
not handled appropiately
** Summary changed:
- Providing wrong ppa format in add-apt-repository throws a 404 error which is
not handled appropiately
+ Providing wrong ppa format in add-apt-repository throws a 404 error which is
not handled appropriately
** Also affects: software-properties
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
- I was trying to add the elementary PPA, but mistake added a ~ after :
+ I was trying to add the elementary PPA, but by mistake added a ~ after :
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:~elementaryart/elementarydesktop
Traceback (most recent call last):
- File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 88, in <module>
- ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 65,
in get_ppa_info_from_lp
- lp_page = urlopen(req).read()
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 126, in urlopen
- return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 400, in open
- response = meth(req, response)
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 513, in http_response
- 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 438, in error
- return self._call_chain(*args)
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 372, in _call_chain
- result = func(*args)
- File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 521, in http_error_default
- raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
+ File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", line 88, in <module>
+ ppa_info = get_ppa_info_from_lp(user, ppa_name)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 65,
in get_ppa_info_from_lp
+ lp_page = urlopen(req).read()
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 126, in urlopen
+ return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 400, in open
+ response = meth(req, response)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 513, in http_response
+ 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 438, in error
+ return self._call_chain(*args)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 372, in _call_chain
+ result = func(*args)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 521, in http_error_default
+ raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Expected: The exception should be handled and a friendly error message
should be shown instead of a verbose exception
---------
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
--------
- $ apt-cache policy python-software-properties
+ $ apt-cache policy python-software-properties
python-software-properties:
- Installed: 0.81.13.1
- Candidate: 0.81.13.1
+ Installed: 0.81.13.1
+ Candidate: 0.81.13.1
--------
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