[pkg-wicd-maint] Bug#867301: wicd-curses: Changing WPA Supplicant driver results in crash

[Adam Isaac]

Package: wicd-curses
Version: 1.7.4+tb2-4
Severity: normal


To reproduce this issue, enter wicd-curses and press Shift-P on a connected WiFi network.
Then, move to the advanced tab and attempt to change the WPA Supplicant driver from Wext to nl80211.
A crash then occurs. 

Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1149, in call_update_ui
 self.update_ui(True)
        File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 97, in wrapper
            return func(*args, **kargs)
        File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1162, in update_ui
            self.handle_keys(input_data)
        File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1131, in handle_keys
             k = self.frame.keypress(self.size, k)
        File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/container.py", line 1128, in keypress
             return self.body.keypress( (maxcol, remaining), key )
        File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/curses_misc.py", line 277, in keypress
             key = self._w.keypress(size, key)
        File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/container.py", line 1128, in keypress
             return self.body.keypress( (maxcol, remaining), key )
        File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/container.py", line 1587, in keypress
             key = self.focus.keypress(tsize, key)
        File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/decoration.py", line 839, in keypress
             return self._original_widget.keypress((maxcol,maxrow-top-bottom), key)
        File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/listbox.py", line 987, in keypress
             key = focus_widget.keypress((maxcol,),key)
        File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/curses_misc.py", line 497, in keypress
             return self._w.keypress(size, key)
        File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/urwid/container.py", line 2269, in keypress
             key = w.keypress((mc,) + size[1:], key)
             AttributeError: 'Text' object has no attribute 'keypress'
             key = w.keypress((mc,) + size[1:], key)                             
             AttributeError: 'Text' object has no attribute 'keypress'
  
   
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: arm64 (aarch64)

Kernel: Linux 3.14.79+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968), LANGUAGE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages wicd-curses depends on:
ii  python        2.7.13-2
ii  python-urwid  1.3.1-2+b2
ii  wicd-daemon   1.7.4+tb2-4

Versions of packages wicd-curses recommends:
ii  sudo  1.8.20p2-1

wicd-curses suggests no packages.

Versions of packages wicd-daemon depends on:
ii  adduser          3.115
ii  dbus             1.10.18-1
ii  debconf          1.5.61
ii  iproute2         4.9.0-1
ii  iputils-ping     3:20161105-1
ii  isc-dhcp-client  4.3.5-3
ii  lsb-base         9.20161125
ii  net-tools        1.60+git20161116.90da8a0-1
ii  psmisc           23.1-1
ii  python           2.7.13-2
ii  python-dbus      1.2.4-1+b2
ii  python-gobject   3.22.0-2
ii  python-wicd      1.7.4+tb2-4
ii  wireless-tools   30~pre9-12+b1
ii  wpasupplicant    2:2.4-1

Versions of packages wicd-daemon recommends:
pn  rfkill  <none>

Versions of packages wicd-daemon suggests:
pn  pm-utils  <none>

Versions of packages python-wicd depends on:
ii  python  2.7.13-2

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