python2.7 crashed with SIGABRT in raise()

Running TV-MAXE, tried to access channel GSP, screen dimmed, then TV-MAXE aborted. no other applications running.
lsb_release -rd ─┘
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10

apt-cache policy tv-maxe ─┘
tv-maxe:
  Installed: 0.08-0ubuntu3~oneiric
  Candidate: 0.08-0ubuntu3~oneiric
  Version table:
 *** 0.08-0ubuntu3~oneiric 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/venerix/blug/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/statu

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ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: python2.7-minimal 2.7.2-5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-22.36-generic 3.0.33
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 24 15:22:44 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/python2.7
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcCmdline: python tvmaxe.py
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: python2.7
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 g_assertion_message () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_assertion_message_expr () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
Title: python2.7 crashed with SIGABRT in raise()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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