[Reportbug-maint] Bug#789047: reportbug: crashes on BTS query returning "HTTPError 500 Internal Server Error"

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: reportbug
Version: 6.6.3
Severity: normal

while trying to submit a ITP wnpp bug, reportbug crashed on the
SOAP BTS query returning 500:

[...]
Choose the request type: 1
Please enter the proposed package name: scorep
Checking status database...
Please briefly describe this package; this should be an appropriate short description for the eventual package: Scalable Performance Measurement Infrastructure for Parallel Codes
Your report will be carbon-copied to debian-devel, per Debian policy.
Querying Debian BTS for reports on wnpp (source)...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2211, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1081, in main
    return iface.user_interface()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1703, in user_interface
    latest_first=self.options.latest_first)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py", line 517, in handle_bts_query
    source=source, http_proxy=http_proxy, archived=archived)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/reportbug/debbugs.py", line 1275, in get_reports
    stats = debianbts.get_status(bugs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/debianbts.py", line 179, in get_status
    reply = server.get_status(*nr)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 470, in __call__
    return self.__r_call(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 492, in __r_call
    self.__hd, self.__ma)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 363, in __call
    config = self.config)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 252, in call
    raise HTTPError(code, msg)
SOAPpy.Errors.HTTPError: <HTTPError 500 Internal Server Error>


Andreas