> If the http_proxy environment variable is set but empty, python's urllib craps its pants and tries to concatenate a string with a NoneType object:
Right. So don't set it to the empty string, that makes no sense. And this part from the original bug description is simply false: > package managers like apt-get and Synaptic run dpkg in a terminal emulator, > whereas package managers like Muon and PackageKit run dpkg in a pty. A terminal emulator *is* a pty. ** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Summary changed: - Flash doesn't work after upgrading it with Muon + http_proxy='' breaks the update-notifier downloader -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065155 Title: http_proxy='' breaks the update-notifier downloader To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/python/+bug/1065155/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
