Public bug reported: I ran in to a lot of problems using pika, it seems that version 0.9.5 distributed with every current Ubuntu version (including raring) is quite old and full of bugs. Therefor, it has trouble sustaining a connection to the broker.
Upgrading to 0.9.12 fixed my issues, but I had to use pip ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: python-pika 0.9.5-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-40.64-generic 3.2.40 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-40-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue May 14 16:31:00 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120405) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: python-pika UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: python-pika (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to python-pika in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1179966 Title: Old buggy version of pika crashes often To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pika/+bug/1179966/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs