Bug#710269: gnome-sudoku won't start [NotImplementedError: Setting properties of type 'GdkEventMask' is not implemented]

[Laurens van Zon]

Package: gnome-sudoku
Version: 1:3.4.2-3

Uname: Linux laurens5 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.41-2 i686 GNU/Linux

Running gnome-sudoku from the terminal gives:

$ gnome-sudoku
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/games/gnome-sudoku", line 23, in <module>
    start_game()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/gnome_sudoku.py", line 
22, in start_game
    main.start_game()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/main.py", line 978, in 
start_game
    u = UI()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/main.py", line 122, in 
__init__
    self.setup_gui()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/main.py", line 171, in 
setup_gui
    self.gsd = gsudoku.SudokuGameDisplay()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/gsudoku.py", line 97, 
in __init__
    SudokuNumberGrid.__init__(self, group_size = group_size)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/gsudoku.py", line 25, 
in __init__
    e = number_box.SudokuNumberBox(upper = self.group_size)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnome_sudoku/number_box.py", line 
133, in __init__
    self.set_property('events', Gdk.EventMask.ALL_EVENTS_MASK)
NotImplementedError: Setting properties of type 'GdkEventMask' is not 
implemented

The bug started after upgrading python2.7 2.7.3-8 -> 2.7.5-4

This bug is also reported and solved in ubuntu/raring,
see https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-games/+bug/1124356

Regards,
Laurens van Zon