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

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

Package: reportbug
Version: 6.6.3
Followup-For: Bug #789047


Choose the request type: 1
Please enter the proposed package name: iio-sensor-proxy
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Please briefly describe this package; this should be an appropriate short description for the
eventual package:
> IIO accelerometer sensor to input device proxy
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/python2.7/dist-packages/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 545, in __call__
    return self.__r_call(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 567, in __r_call
    self.__hd, self.__ma)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 430, in __call
    timeout = self.timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SOAPpy/Client.py", line 318, in call
    raise HTTPError(code, msg)
SOAPpy.Errors.HTTPError: <HTTPError 500 Internal Server Error>

-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
DEBEMAIL="rrs at debian.org"
DEBFULLNAME="Ritesh Raj Sarraf"
INTERFACE="text"

** /home/rrs/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.6.3"
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.1.0+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_IN.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_IN.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               1.0.9.10
ii  python            2.7.9-1
ii  python-reportbug  6.6.3
pn  python:any        <none>

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                               <none>
ii  debconf-utils                            1.5.56
pn  debsums                                  <none>
ii  dlocate                                  1.02+nmu3
pn  emacs23-bin-common | emacs24-bin-common  <none>
ii  file                                     1:5.22+15-2
ii  gnupg                                    1.4.19-3
ii  postfix [mail-transport-agent]           2.11.3-1
ii  python-gtk2                              2.24.0-4
pn  python-gtkspell                          <none>
ii  python-urwid                             1.2.1-2+b1
pn  python-vte                               <none>
ii  xdg-utils                                1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.4

Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               1.0.9.10
ii  python-debian     0.1.27
ii  python-debianbts  1.12
pn  python:any        <none>

python-reportbug suggests no packages.

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