[Pkg-anonymity-tools] Bug#794574: torbrowser-launcher: launcher throws error on start

[Arian Sanusi]

Package: torbrowser-launcher
Version: 0.2.0-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

torbrowser-launcher errors out on launch, only shortly displaying the "Checking for Tor Browser updates" window:

$ torbrowser-launcher 
Tor Browser Launcher
By Micah Lee, licensed under MIT
version 0.2.0
https://github.com/micahflee/torbrowser-launcher
Updating over Tor
Checking for update
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py:281: GtkWarning: Error parsing gtk-icon-sizes string:
	'gtk-menu:24,24'
  self.window.show()
Downloading https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/torbrowser-launcher", line 30, in <module>
    torbrowser_launcher.main()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/__init__.py", line 69, in main
    app = Launcher(common, url_list)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 130, in __init__
    self.build_ui()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 284, in build_ui
    self.start(None)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 293, in start
    self.run_task()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 310, in run_task
    self.download('update check', self.common.paths['update_check_url'], self.common.paths['update_check_file'])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/torbrowser_launcher/launcher.py", line 469, in download
    None)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/twisted/web/client.py", line 1926, in request
    deferred = self._agent.request(method, uri, headers, bodyProducer)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/twisted/web/client.py", line 1559, in request
    endpoint = self._getEndpoint(parsedURI)
TypeError: _getEndpoint() takes exactly 4 arguments (2 given)


starting tbb from ~/.local/share/torbrowser/tbb/x86_64/tor-browser_de/start-tor-browser still works, but if you don't know where to look for that, TBB is pretty much unusable.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (1001, 'testing'), (550, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.0.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages torbrowser-launcher depends on:
ii  gnupg            1.4.19-3
ii  python           2.7.9-1
ii  python-gtk2      2.24.0-4
ii  python-lzma      0.5.3-2+b1
ii  python-parsley   1.2-1
ii  python-psutil    2.1.1-1+b1
ii  python-twisted   15.2.1-1
ii  python-txsocksx  1.13.0.3-1
ii  tor              0.2.6.10-1
ii  wmctrl           1.07-7

torbrowser-launcher recommends no packages.

Versions of packages torbrowser-launcher suggests:
pn  apparmor       <none>
ii  python-pygame  1.9.1release+dfsg-10+b1

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