gtg crashed with RuntimeError in <module>()

Happens to me too.

It could be this python bug:
http://bugs.python.org/issue7242

While it seems to happen to me as well, it does not seem to be actually crashing any more. I get the crash notification, but gtg continues to run.

as above . I get the crash notification, but gtg continues to run.

Same here as well, just installed, and ran first time. Got the crash advisory, but program continues to run. Just restarted after apt-get upgrade as well.

I am using Lucid Beta one and still this problem is happening :\

The issue Alberto links was apparently solved in 2.6.5, but I'm running that and also experiencing the error.

$ apt-cache policy python
python:
  Installed: 2.6.5-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.6.5-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.5-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I also found http://bugs.python.org/issue6380 and pushed a branch that seems to fix the issue. Testing appreciated.

The problem is happening in GTG/tools/openurl.py where it forks a process to check if xdg-open or exo-open are available on the system.

If I make the following change, the crash is prevented (but we lose the ability to detect these programs - so only works on a gnome desktop):

--- openurl.py.old 2010-04-13 11:18:30.000000000 +0200
+++ openurl.py 2010-04-13 11:18:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 def _spawn_quiet(*args):
     return _spawn_executable(True, False, *args)

-_has_xdg = _test_executable('xdg-open', '--help')
-_has_exo = _test_executable('exo-open', '--help')
+_has_xdg = False
+_has_exo = False

 def openurl(url):
     if _has_xdg: # freedesktop is the best choice :p

I don't know how to fix it (don't have time to experiment further) but this seems to be where the problem lies.

using lucid beta 2, get the crash report, but keeps working as reported above

Can confirm GTG goes on working even after the crash report. I'm on Lucid beta 2.

lucid beta2 - gtg works ok but crash report recurrent

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~gtg/gtg/trunk/revision/714

This bug was fixed in the package gtg - 0.2.4-1ubuntu1

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gtg (0.2.4-1ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/test_executable.patch:
    - Do not launch program to see if it is available, check if it is
      installed and has executable bit enable instead (LP: #537885).
 -- Luca Falavigna <email address hidden> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:11:07 +0200

Encountered on an up-to-date installation of Lucid with package version 0.2.4-1.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtg/+bug/564883