Thanks eryksun! I have implemented a variant of your suggestion as the fix in the attached branch (we have a generic utility function that we use for these sorts of errors).
Thanks again! ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Branch linked: lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash-lp935930 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/935930 Title: Ubuntu Software Center, sync between computers hangs due to UnicodeEncodeError To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/935930/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs