[Reportbug-maint] Bug#848655: reportbug crashes with error "TypeError: * wants int"

[Vincent Lefevre]

Package: reportbug
Version: 7.1.1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

With the new reportbug 7.1.1:

[...]
Please select a severity level: [normal] 2
You are reporting a grave bug; which of the following criteria does it meet?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2233, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1107, in main
    return iface.user_interface()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1968, in user_interface
    'Please select the impact of the bug: ', default='unknown')
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/text_ui.py", line 362, in menu
    starttext=('%*d %-*.*s  ' % (digits, i, maxlen_name, maxlen_name, name)))
TypeError: * wants int

-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
EDITOR="/home/vinc17/bin/eclient"
PAGER="less -Lis"
VISUAL="/home/vinc17/bin/eclient"
EMAIL="vincent at vinc17.net"
INTERFACE="text"

** /home/vinc17/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "2.10"
mode advanced
ui text
realname "Vincent Lefevre"
email "vincent at vinc17.net"
mua mutt
cc

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable-debug
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               1.4~beta2
ii  python-reportbug  6.6.6
pn  python:any        <none>

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                      <none>
pn  debconf-utils                   <none>
ii  debsums                         2.1.3
ii  dlocate                         1.07
ii  emacs24-bin-common              24.5+1-7+local2
ii  file                            1:5.29-2
ii  gnupg                           2.1.16-3
ii  postfix [mail-transport-agent]  3.1.3-6
ii  python-gtk2                     2.24.0-5.1
pn  python-gtkspellcheck            <none>
ii  python-urwid                    1.3.1-2+b1
pn  python-vte                      <none>
ii  xdg-utils                       1.1.1-1

Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               1.4~beta2
ii  file              1:5.29-2
ii  python-debian     0.1.29
ii  python-debianbts  2.6.1
pn  python:any        <none>

python-reportbug suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information