software-center crashed with TypeError in run(): glib.spawn_async: first argument must be a sequence of strings

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 4.1.23.5

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software-center (4.1.23.5) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Robert Roth ]
  * Fix inconsistent colors in banner (LP: #855417)
  * softwarecenter/db/debfile.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appdetailsview_gtk.py:
    - display total size in the details view for standalone
      deb files (LP: #851222)
  * softwarecenter/db/database.py:
    - restore support for custom list searches
      (LP: #835069, LP: #828281)

  [ Kiwinote ]
  * correctly index desktop files which refer to packages for which we must
    install a version for a foreign architecture (eg skype)
  * softwarecenter/backend/reviews.py:
    - allow us to write reviews for apps with unicode appname (LP: #856052)

  [ Matthew McGowan ]
  * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/tweaks:
    - mak the avg-rating label white when a row is selected
    - TextBlock.set_visible_window to False. add a css comment
  * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/bug635994-again:
    - make the up/down -arrow behaviour available to both
      detailsview_gtk and the catview_gtk (LP: #635994)
  * lp:~mmcg069/software-center/re-fixes:
    - additional fixes for the detailsview

  [ Gary Lasker ]
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py:
    - prevent potential crash at startup if views have not yet
      been created on a call to refresh_apps (LP: #855622)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py,
    softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/installedpane.py:
    - consolidate spinner code, add timeout mask for installed
      view spinner
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/softwarepane.py:
    - display spinner while changing list view sort method
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/app.py:
    - display spinner while loading previous purchases list
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/actionbar.py:
    - fix regression in action bar button alignment (LP: #856872)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py:
    - restore action bar functionality for custom lists
      (LP: #835069)
    - don't hide technical items during a custom list search
    - restore custom list search using apt url syntax (LP: #828281)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/dialogs/__init__.py:
    - fix crash when showing error dialog (LP: #842678)

  [ Didier Roche ]
  * lp:~didrocks/software-center/new-oneconf-sync-signal:
    - enable getting a last sync accurate date as soon as the sync
      is done (LP: #855345)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * utils/submit_review_gtk3.py:
    - setup logging from the helper to xdg
      ~/.cache/software-center/reviews-helper.log
  * utils/submit_review_gtk3.py, softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/views/appview.py:
    - use Gtk.ComboBoxText.new() instead of Gtk.ComboBoxText(). This makes
      get_active_text() actually work on the combobox (LP: #856429)
  * softwarecenter/utils.py:
    - fix writing new config before using it (LP: #827527)
  * softwarecenter/backend/reviews.py:
    - write out the review stats in a C friendly bsddb so that unity
      can use it too (thanks to Mikkel Kamstrup)
  * softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/panes/availablepane.py:
    - fix endless recursion (LP: #851671)
 -- Michael Vogt <michael.v...

Just had this occur to me with 4.1.23.7

Just got this after today's update

Was bitten by this bug today. It seems the fix was not 100% correct. Running oneiric from today on amd64 with the following version of the software center:

ii software-center 5.0 Utility for browsing, installing, and removing software

I tried to write a review for Virtualbox and got this error.

Apparently I'm running version 5.0 according to the about box, so this bug is still not dead. I changed the status back to confirmed to reflect this.

Please advise if that was the wrong thing to do, thanks. :)

I wrote a review for Paraview in Software Center. After filling in the form, I pushed on publish, the window with the form closed, and I got this error. Apport opened this bug. I'm running version 5.1.0.4 on Ubuntu 11.10 on 32 bit system.

Thanks for your bugreport.

If any of you can reproduce this or had this issue I would much appreciate if you could attach the "crash" file from /var/crash/ that got generated when it happend. I'm especially interessted in the python backtrace of this.

I think launchpad is confusing different bug here. The original backtrace (and fix) does not match with the descriptions
of the error in comments #5 - #9 so I wonder if something else is going on and launchpad is wrongly assuming it the same
bug. Any additional hints (especiall backtraces) are appreciated!

Thanks,
 Michael

reappeared in updated Precise

appeared when I tried to rate an app

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