configscript.py crashed with TypeError in write_scripts(): write() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)

While trying to customize the wicd script options

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: wicd-gtk 1.7.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-powerpc 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-powerpc ppc
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: powerpc
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Feb 27 01:16:53 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/wicd/gtk/configscript.py
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha powerpc (20120215)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: python /usr/share/wicd/gtk/configscript.py wired-default wired
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_CH:de
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_CH.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=unknown
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/wicd/gtk/configscript.py', 'wired-default', 'wired']
SourcePackage: wicd
Title: configscript.py crashed with TypeError in write_scripts(): write() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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