Public bug reported: Binary package hint: python-mechanize
mechanize.Browser will fail if Content-type header is not provided. This situation may occur when HTTP response code is, like in the case below, 301 (Moved Permanently). In fact, the header parser shouldn't be asking for the Content-type header if the return status code is 301 (this might also apply to other return codes). An example of how this can fail is listed below: >>> url = >>> 'https://www.etracker.de/rdirect.php?et=qGEuhb&et_cid=1873&et_lid=264573&et_sub=vacancy_DUS_GWT&et_url=http%3A//www.airberlin.com/site/abvakanz_c.php%3FLANG%3Dspa%26MARKT%3DES%26VON%3DDUS%26NACH%3DGWT%26TAG%3D14%26MONAT%3D03%26JAHR%3D09%26WAEHRUNG%3DEUR%26ONEWAY%3DONEWAY' >>> from mechanize import Browser >>> b.set_handle_robots(False) >>> b.open(url) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mechanize/_mechanize.py", line 203, in open return self._mech_open(url, data) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mechanize/_mechanize.py", line 229, in _mech_open response = UserAgentBase.open(self, request, data) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mechanize/_opener.py", line 192, in open response = meth(req, response) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mechanize/_http.py", line 300, in http_response if is_html(ct_hdrs, url, self._allow_xhtml): File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mechanize/_headersutil.py", line 40, in is_html ct = ct[0][0][0] IndexError: list index out of range Environment information: Ubuntu release: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 $ apt-cache policy python-mechanize python-mechanize: Installed: 0.1.7b-2 Candidate: 0.1.7b-2 Version table: *** 0.1.7b-2 0 500 http://is.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: python-mechanize (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- mechanize.Browser breaks when Content-type header is not supplied https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317440 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
