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hp-doctor: UnboundLocalError: local variable 'l' referenced before assignment

Bug #1759278 reported by Chris West
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christian

Bug Description

hp-doctor is trying to parse the Python version. Probably other tools are too.

On Python 2, sys.version is "2.7.14+", whos parts cannot be parsed as an integer.
On Python 3, sys.version is "3.6.5rc1", whos parts cannot be parsed as an integer.

Neither of these will work.

% hp-doctor
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/hp-doctor", line 42, in <module>
    check_extension_module_env('cupsext')
  File "/usr/share/hplip/base/g.py", line 339, in check_extension_module_env
    python_ver = xint((sys.version).split(' ')[0]) #find the current python version ; xint() to convert string to int, returns a list
  File "/usr/share/hplip/base/g.py", line 331, in xint
    return l
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'l' referenced before assignment

(Note that my printer will only print "Unsupported Personality: UNKNOWN". This is probably an unrelated problem.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: hplip 3.17.10+repack0-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-13.14-generic 4.15.10
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 27 14:49:56 2018
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Papersize: a4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-13-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=672510b8-afb9-425f-a58d-bd325f7c987a ro rootflags=subvol=@ nofb kernel.sysrq=1
SourcePackage: hplip
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-02-19 (35 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/13/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2104
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8Z77-V
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2104:bd08/13/2013:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8Z77-V:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Chris West (faux) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in hplip (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastian Piskorski (sebastian.piskorski) wrote :

Workaround is to run command like this:

```
python3 /usr/bin/hp-doctor
```

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Stdedos (stdedos) wrote :

Same on bionic 18.04:

$ python2 --version
Python 2.7.15rc1

$ sudo hp-doctor -i
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/hp-doctor", line 42, in <module>
    check_extension_module_env('cupsext')
  File "/usr/share/hplip/base/g.py", line 340, in check_extension_module_env
    python_ver = xint((sys.version).split(' ')[0]) #find the current python version ; xint() to convert string to int, returns a list
  File "/usr/share/hplip/base/g.py", line 332, in xint
    return l
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'l' referenced before assignment
# Edit: pdb.set_trace()
$ sudo hp-doctor
> /usr/share/hplip/base/g.py(333)xint()
 -> return l
(Pdb) ver
'2.7.15rc1'
(Pdb) ver.split('.')
['2', '7', '15rc1']
(Pdb) [int(x) for x in ver.split('.')]
*** ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '15rc1'
(Pdb)

Code work-around:
# Convert string to int and return a list.
def xint(ver):
    try:
        l = [int(x) for x in ver.split('.')]
    except:
        l = []
        for x in ver.split('.'):
         try:
            l.append(int(x))
         except:
            l.append(None)
    return l

$ sudo hp-doctor
error: cupsext not present in the system. Please re-install HPLIP.

# debug info: [2, 7, None]

Solution for me is `python3 hp-doctor` instead:
$ python3 -VV
Python 3.6.5 (default, Apr 1 2018, 05:46:30)
[GCC 7.3.0]

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Stdedos (stdedos) wrote :

My OS is:
$ lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Release: 19
Codename: tara

christian (richard-foy)
Changed in hplip (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → christian (richard-foy)
status: Confirmed → New
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alain ivars (alainivars) wrote :

I have the same problem as Stdedos (stdedos)

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alain ivars (alainivars) wrote :

My OS is:
$lsb_release -a 14:39:55
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

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rhk (rhk) wrote :

Same problem here:

$ hp-doctor
error: cupsext not present in the system. Please re-install HPLIP.

$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=19.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=disco
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 19.04"

$ sudo apt show hplip
Package: hplip
Version: 3.19.1+dfsg0-1

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in hplip (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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