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Bug 1206417 - [abrt] python-setuptools: cmd.py:105:__getattr__:AttributeError: _cant_write_msg
Summary: [abrt] python-setuptools: cmd.py:105:__getattr__:AttributeError: _cant_write_msg
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python-setuptools
Version: 22
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Fedora Infrastructure SIG
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL: https://retrace.fedoraproject.org/faf...
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:4c31e428dea5505114d160eef08...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-03-27 03:25 UTC by Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo
Modified: 2015-07-26 20:16 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-07-26 20:16:54 UTC
Type: ---
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File: backtrace (deleted)
2015-03-27 03:25 UTC, Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo 		no flags Details
File: environ (deleted)
2015-03-27 03:25 UTC, Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo 		no flags Details
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Description Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo 2015-03-27 03:25:07 UTC 
Description of problem:
I was trying to install web.py using easy_install, so: 

1. open the terminal Konsole (here KDE environment)
2. run the command: $ easy_install web.py (yes, without sudo (I forgot the first time actually))
3. without permission an exception was raised: cmd.py:105:__getattr__:AttributeError: _cant_write_msg and then python-setuptools "python quit unexpectedly"

I tested three times, same result.

Version-Release number of selected component:
python-setuptools-12.0.3-1.fc22

Additional info:
reporter:       libreport-2.5.0
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python /bin/easy_install web.py
dso_list:       python-libs-2.7.9-5.fc22.x86_64
executable:     /bin/easy_install
kernel:         4.0.0-0.rc4.git0.1.fc22.x86_64
runlevel:       N 5
type:           Python
uid:            1000

Truncated backtrace:
cmd.py:105:__getattr__:AttributeError: _cant_write_msg

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/bin/easy_install", line 11, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 2244, in main
    distclass=DistributionWithoutHelpCommands, **kw
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line 151, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 953, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line 971, in run_command
    cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 109, in ensure_finalized
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 303, in finalize_options
    self.check_site_dir()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 427, in check_site_dir
    self.cant_write_to_target()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 485, in cant_write_to_target
    msg = self._cant_write_msg % (sys.exc_info()[1], self.install_dir,)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 105, in __getattr__
    raise AttributeError, attr
AttributeError: _cant_write_msg

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <setuptools.command.easy_install.easy_install instance at 0x7f43bdba4d88>
attr: '_cant_write_msg'
Comment 1 Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo 2015-03-27 03:25:11 UTC 
Created attachment 1007088 [details]
File: backtrace
Comment 2 Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo 2015-03-27 03:25:12 UTC 
Created attachment 1007089 [details]
File: environ
Comment 3 Ralph Bean 2015-03-27 19:19:14 UTC 
Have you tried using a virtualenv?  From what I understand, you should not be able to easy_install stuff directly without one.

For what its worth, 'pip' is the tool preferred by upstream to install python packages from pypi.
Comment 4 Bruno Roberto Zanuzzo 2015-03-27 20:46:15 UTC 
Hi Ralph.

Yes, I tried the virtualenv and both: easy_install and pip are working well with normal user privileges.

My point was about exception handling to avoid this python-setuptools crash caught by ABRT when normal users (without sudo) are trying to install some python packages in the global environment using easy_install.
Comment 5 Abhay Kadam 2015-05-29 09:42:53 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

just entered following command at the prompt:

$ easy_install

reporter:       libreport-2.5.1
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/easy_install
dso_list:       python-libs-2.7.9-6.fc22.x86_64
event_log:      2015-05-29-15:11:11> ('report_uReport' completed successfully)
executable:     /usr/bin/easy_install
kernel:         4.0.4-301.fc22.x86_64
package:        python-setuptools-12.0.3-1.fc22
reason:         cmd.py:105:__getattr__:AttributeError: _cant_write_msg
runlevel:       N 5
type:           Python
uid:            1000
Comment 6 Ralph Bean 2015-06-01 16:00:46 UTC 
The latest python-setuptools in rawhide fixes this:

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=640159

We could try an update for F22.
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2015-06-01 16:28:55 UTC 
python-setuptools-17.0-1.fc22 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 22.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-setuptools-17.0-1.fc22
Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2015-06-14 17:27:02 UTC 
python-setuptools-17.0-1.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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