Python bindings broken due to changes in GObject overrides API

Here's the simplest reproducer:

$ python3
Python 3.4.0 (default, Apr 11 2014, 13:05:11)
[GCC 4.8.2] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from gi.repository import GExiv2
>>> m = GExiv2.Metadata('IMG_2411.JPG')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: GObject.__init__() takes exactly 0 arguments (1 given)

(__init__ is expected to take an argument, but doesn't because the overrides aren't functioning)

I've released gexiv2 0.10.1 with Robert's patch: https://download.gnome.org/sources/gexiv2/0.10/gexiv2-0.10.1.tar.xz

Thanks Jim. The SRU I started is still in the UNAPPROVED queue:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+queue?queue_state=1&queue_text=gexiv2

Just waiting for an SRU team member to accept it to get this fixed in Trusty.

Hello Robert, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gexiv2 into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gexiv2/0.10.0-1ubuntu2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Thanks Brian! I tested this in a fresh VM today and it looks really good, fixes the issue completely. Please accept!

This bug was fixed in the package gexiv2 - 0.10.0-1ubuntu2

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gexiv2 (0.10.0-1ubuntu2) trusty-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/fix-python-bindings.patch
    - updates GExiv2.py to match current GObject override API (LP: #1312457)
 -- Robert Bruce Park <email address hidden> Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:37:23 -0700

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gexiv2 has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

This same bug is occurring for me on yakkety. This is the package I have installed:

moorepants@garuda:~$ aptitude show gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10
Package: gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10
Version: 0.10.4-1~jensge1~yakkety3
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Priority: extra
Section: introspection
Maintainer: Jens Georg <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Uncompressed Size: 25.6 k
Conflicts: gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10, gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10:i386, gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10:i386
Replaces: gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10, gir1.2-gexiv2-0.10:i386
Description: GObject introspection data for the GExiv2 library.
 This package contains introspection data for GExiV2.

 It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.

moorepants@garuda:~$ /usr/bin/ipython
Python 2.7.12+ (default, Sep 17 2016, 12:08:02)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 2.4.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.

In [2]: from gi.repository import GExiv2
/usr/bin/ipython:1: PyGIWarning: GExiv2 was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('GExiv2', '0.10') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  #! /usr/bin/python

In [3]: GExiv2.get_version()
Out[3]: 1004

In [4]: GExiv2.MAJOR_VERSION
Out[4]: 0

In [5]: GExiv2.MICRO_VERSION
Out[5]: 4

In [6]: GExiv2.MINOR_VERSION
Out[6]: 10

In [7]: m = GExiv2.Metadata('/home/moorepants/Pictures/2017/02/19/')
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-7-2accd458efa5> in <module>()
----> 1 m = GExiv2.Metadata('/home/moorepants/Pictures/2017/02/19/')

TypeError: GObject.__init__() takes exactly 0 arguments (1 given)

The package you are using is not the package that ships with yakkety. I'm not sure what package that is but you should report this failure to Jens Georg <email address hidden> as he's apparently maintaining it.