Crash at /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py", line 53

Binary package hint: packagekit

Transcribing a bug reported via IRC:

- STDERR: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py", line 53, in <module>
    logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_DAEMON)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py", line 710, in __init__
    self._connect_unixsocket(address)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py", line 725, in _connect_unixsocket
    self.socket.connect(address)
  File "<string>", line 1, in connect
socket.error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

TI:23:25:50 FI:pk-backend.c FN:pk_backend_message,1084
 - emit message 4, Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py", line 53, in <module>
    logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_DAEMON)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py", line 710, in __init__
    self._connect_unixsocket(address)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py", line 725, in _connect_unixsocket
    self.socket.connect(address)
  File "<string>", line 1, in connect
socket.error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

TI:23:25:50 FI:pk-transaction.c FN:pk_transaction_message_cb,760
 - ignoring message: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py", line 53, in <module>
    logging.handlers.SysLogHandler.LOG_DAEMON)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py", line 710, in __init__
    self._connect_unixsocket(address)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/logging/handlers.py", line 725, in _connect_unixsocket
    self.socket.connect(address)
  File "<string>", line 1, in connect
socket.error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

<stikonas> btw, why kubuntu 9.10RC shipped with broken KPackageKit? I can fix it for myself, but many less advanced testers won't be able to easily update
<ScottK> stikonas: What's broken that's fixable?
<ScottK> debfx: I'm test building now.
<stikonas> it doesn't work for me at all because of some syntax errors in /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/aptBackend.py
<stikonas> I had to comment out lines 52-56
<stikonas> am I the only one experiencing this?
<ScottK> stikonas: Would you please pastebin what you have there
<stikonas> ScottK: http://pastebin.ca/1638652
<stikonas> these are errors from packagekitd --verbose
<ScottK> stikonas: What happens if you add import socket near the top of the file?
<stikonas> it is already there
<ScottK> Oh.
-*- ScottK looks some more
<maco> stikonas: are you saying you know how to patch it?
<ScottK> Damn. Packagekit is 8 megabytes of fail. It'll be a little while where I am now.
<stikonas> I've just commented out those lines that generate errors
<stikonas> it seems that they do some logging