Using try-catch-pass to ignore exceptions can hide other issues in the future as a side effect. For example, if status messages start using a different separator in the future (e.g. see [*]), try-catch-pass solution would silently skip all lines.
Instead, a better solution would be fixing just the particular cause of this issue, the empty line in data.py. See the attachment for the proposed fix. My two cents. [*] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=844173 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #844173 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=844173 ** Patch added: "iotop-1773383.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iotop/+bug/1773383/+attachment/5146010/+files/iotop-1773383.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773383 Title: iotop crashes on launch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pkg-website/+bug/1773383/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
