[Reportbug-maint] Bug#622338: TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Package: reportbug
Version: 5.0
Severity: normal




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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2127, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1052, in main
    return iface.user_interface()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1645, in user_interface
    self.options.mbox_reader_cmd)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py", line 572, in handle_bts_query
    for entry in hierarchy:
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable


Thius can be very easily fixed by adding:

     if hierarch == None:
         heirarchy = []

just before:

        for entry in hierarchy:


-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
EDITOR="gedit"
VISUAL="gedit"
DEBEMAIL="erikd at mega-nerd.com"
EMAIL="erikd at mega-nerd.com"
DEBFULLNAME="Erik de Castro Lopo"

** /home/erikd/.reportbugrc:
mode expert

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt                           0.8.13.1   Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  python                        2.6.6-12   interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-reportbug              5.0        Python modules for interacting wit

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  debconf-utils                <none>      (no description available)
ii  debsums                      2.0.48+nmu3 tool for verification of installed
pn  dlocate                      <none>      (no description available)
pn  emacs22-bin-common | emacs23 <none>      (no description available)
ii  file                         5.04-5      Determines file type using "magic"
ii  gnupg                        1.4.11-3    GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep
ii  postfix [mail-transport-agen 2.8.2-1     High-performance mail transport ag
ii  python-gtk2                  2.17.0-4    Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
pn  python-gtkspell              <none>      (no description available)
pn  python-urwid                 <none>      (no description available)
ii  python-vte                   1:0.24.3-2  Python bindings for the VTE widget
ii  xdg-utils                    1.1.0~rc1-2 desktop integration utilities from

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