Just discovered that this crash goes away if python-gobject-dbg is installed... in other words, there is no problem as long as python2.7-dbg is able to find the debug version of the module. However, if only the standard version of the library exists, then python2.7-dbg seems to fall over.
** Also affects: pygobject (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to pygobject in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727649 Title: python2.7-dbg crashed with SIGSEGV in PyDict_GetItemString() -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs