Package: python-xmpp
Version: 0.4.1-cvs20080505.4
Severity: important
Tags: patch
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.8
APT prefers oldstable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages python-xmpp depends on:
ii python 2.7.9-1
Versions of packages python-xmpp recommends:
ii python-dnspython 1.12.0-1
python-xmpp suggests no packages.
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When connecting to a xmpp server the library prints out a dns exception
error which can be tracked down to a wrong, maybe old, useage of the API.
The following patch fixes the issue:
--- transports.py 2015-03-21 15:36:01.000000000 +0100
+++ transports.py.fix 2017-07-27 16:00:04.913835081 +0200
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
for query in possible_queries:
try:
if HAVE_DNSPYTHON:
- answers = [x for x in dns.resolver.query(query,
'SRV')]
+ answers = [x for x in dns.resolver.query(query,
rdtype=dns.rdatatype.SRV)]
if answers:
host = str(answers[0].target)
port = int(answers[0].port)
Kind Regards,
Markus Wigge
