[Bug 602825] Re: wicd doesnt like python 2.7

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This bug was fixed in the package wicd - 1.7.0+ds1-5ubuntu1

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wicd (1.7.0+ds1-5ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/
   - Added 31-deepcopy+python27-fixes.patch for python 2.7
     (credit to Archlinux and Remy Oudompheng - LP: #602825)
 -- Matthieu Baerts (matttbe) <matttbe at gmail.com>   Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:33:10 +0200

** Changed in: wicd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/wicd

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Title:
  wicd doesnt like python 2.7

Status in wicd:
  Fix Committed
Status in “wicd” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “wicd” package in Arch Linux:
  Confirmed
Status in PLD Linux Distribution:
  New

Bug description:
  wicd 1.7 pukes these lines out then dies with python 2.7:

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wicd initializing...
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wicd is version 1.7.0 552
setting backend to external
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/daemon/wicd-daemon.py", line 1839, in <module>
    main(sys.argv)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/daemon/wicd-daemon.py", line 1803, in main
    daemon = WicdDaemon(wicd_bus, auto_connect=auto_connect)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/daemon/wicd-daemon.py", line 115, in __init__
    self.ReadConfig()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/daemon/wicd-daemon.py", line 885, in ReadConfig
    self.SetBackend(app_conf.get("Settings", "backend", default=be_def))
  File "/usr/share/wicd/daemon/wicd-daemon.py", line 220, in SetBackend
    self.config.set("Settings", "backend", backend, write=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/configmanager.py", line 76, in set
    self.set_option(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/configmanager.py", line 72, in set_option
    self.write()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/configmanager.py", line 192, in write
    p = copy.deepcopy(self)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/copy.py", line 163, in deepcopy
    y = copier(x, memo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/copy.py", line 298, in _deepcopy_inst
    state = deepcopy(state, memo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/copy.py", line 163, in deepcopy
    y = copier(x, memo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/copy.py", line 257, in _deepcopy_dict
    y[deepcopy(key, memo)] = deepcopy(value, memo)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/copy.py", line 174, in deepcopy
    y = copier(memo)
TypeError: cannot deepcopy this pattern object