How can this be reproduced? Do you have a pointer to a source tree which generates this crash when trying to build it?
Does this also happen with python3.4? This doesn't seem to involve python-distutils-extra at all, reassigning. ** Package changed: python-distutils-extra (Ubuntu) => python3.3 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: python3.3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1287758 Title: python3.3 distutils TypeError: Type str doesn't support the buffer API To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.3/+bug/1287758/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs