[Reportbug-maint] Bug#849124: Reportbug 7.1.1 doesnt start (ValueError: Namespace Vte not available + another error)

[cruncher]

Package: reportbug
Version: 6.6.6
Severity: grave
Tags: upstream

----> I get this error when starting:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2233, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1084, in main
    if newui.initialize():
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1580, in
initialize
    gi.require_version('Vte', '2.91')
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 118, in
require_version
    raise ValueError('Namespace %s not available' % namespace)
ValueError: Namespace Vte not available

----> after installing package "gir1.2-vte-2.91", it launches, so it should
probably have this
package as a dependency, but now its only a suggestion.

----> When you enter the information to file a bug, it crashes with following
error:
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 2149, in user_interface
    package, severity, mode, charset=charset, tags=tags)
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 182, in handle_editing
    editor, charset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1561, in
func
    op = klass(parent)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 539, in
__init__
    self.widget = self.create_widget()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1173, in
create_widget
    expander = Gtk.Expander("Other system information")
TypeError: GObject.__init__() takes exactly 0 arguments (1 given)

----> I had to install older reportbug version and python-reportbug (both
6.6.6) to be able to
file this report.

Regards



-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="gtk2"

** /home/jb/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.6.6"
mode expert
ui gtk2
realname "cruncher"
email "dcruncher1 at gmail.com"
no-cc
header "X-Debbugs-CC: dcruncher1 at gmail.com"
smtphost reportbug.debian.org

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.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               1.4~beta2
ii  python-reportbug  6.6.6
pn  python:any        <none>

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                                 <none>
ii  debconf-utils                              1.5.59
ii  debsums                                    2.1.3
pn  dlocate                                    <none>
pn  emacs23-bin-common | emacs24-bin-common    <none>
ii  exim4                                      4.88~RC6-1
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent]  4.88~RC6-1
ii  file                                       1:5.29-2
ii  gnupg                                      2.1.16-3
ii  python-gtk2                                2.24.0-5.1
ii  python-gtkspellcheck                       4.0.5-1
pn  python-urwid                               <none>
ii  python-vte                                 1:0.28.2-5+b1
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.

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