[Python-modules-team] Bug#569178: python-transmissionrpc: Helical crashes with Unicode error

[Tom Parker]

Package: python-transmissionrpc
Version: 0.3-2
Severity: normal

Helical localhost:6886> add 9.torrent
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/helical", line 378, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/usr/bin/helical", line 373, in main
    helical.cmdloop()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/cmd.py", line 142, in cmdloop
    stop = self.onecmd(line)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/cmd.py", line 219, in onecmd
    return func(arg)
  File "/usr/bin/helical", line 116, in do_add
    print(u'Failed to add torrent "%s"' % e)
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, tuple found

Ran the helical tool, and attempted to add a torrent file, and the above happened!

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (650, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-transmissionrpc depends on:
ii  python                        2.5.2-3    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-simplejson             1.9.2-1    Simple, fast, extensible JSON enco
ii  python-support                1.0.6      automated rebuilding support for P

Versions of packages python-transmissionrpc recommends:
pn  transmission-daemon           <none>     (no description available)

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