There are several workarounds suggested:
Commenting out lines 1296 and 1297 of
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py.
Changing user name or creating a new user account.
** Also affects: apport
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** No longer affects: apport
** Bug watch added: Python Roundup #2537
http://bugs.python.org/issue2537
** Bug watch added: Python Roundup #214033
http://bugs.python.org/issue214033
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Title:
apport-cli crashed with error in _compile(): nothing to repeat
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