How do I fix “StrictVersion instance has no attrib

Question

I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/git-review", line 863, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/local/bin/git-review", line 796, in main
    needs_update = latest_is_newer()
  File "/usr/local/bin/git-review", line 147, in latest_is_newer
    if latest_version > StrictVersion(version):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/version.py", line 140, in __cmp__
    compare = cmp(self.version, other.version)
AttributeError: StrictVersion instance has no attribute 'version'

How do I fix git-review?

Answer 1

Remove the file:

~/.config/git-review/latest-version

This is caused by an empty or invalid file at that location (it is used for recommending updates when needed). See Launchpad #1098873

If the file is removed, it will automatically be regenerated.

Answer 2

This error happens when you pass a version of None to StrictVersion or LooseVersion.

For Git Review, this happens because of an invalid file causing None to be passed into StrictVersion as mentioned in Matthew Flaschen's answer.