[Spambayes] Error Running sb_server.py version 1.1a3

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    Amedee> I followed your instructions for my own error (see mailing list
    Amedee> archives a couple of weeks ago, still unsolved) and got this:

    Amedee> amedee at elbereth { ~ }$ which sb_server.py
    Amedee> /usr/bin/sb_server.py
    Amedee> amedee at elbereth { ~ }$ python
    Amedee> Python 2.3.5 (#2, Sep  4 2005, 22:01:42)
    Amedee> [GCC 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)] on linux2
    Amedee> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>>> import spambayes
    >>>> import spambayes.message
    Amedee> Traceback (most recent call last):
    Amedee>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
    Amedee>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 220,
    Amedee> in ?
    Amedee>     msginfoDB = MessageInfoPickle(message_info_db_name)
    Amedee>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 148,
    Amedee> in __init__
    Amedee>     self.load()
    Amedee>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/message.py", line 160,
    Amedee> in load
    Amedee>     self.db = pickle.load(fp)
    Amedee>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 1390, in load
    Amedee>     return Unpickler(file).load()
    Amedee>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 872, in load
    Amedee>     dispatch[key](self)
    Amedee> KeyError: '\x00'

    Amedee> What should I do next?

I'm not sure.  What version of SpamBayes are you running?  The imports work
for me:

    % which sb_server.py
    /Users/skip/local/bin/sb_server.py
    % python
    Python 2.6a0 (trunk:52218, Oct  7 2006, 07:08:10) 
    [GCC 4.0.0 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5026)] on darwin
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import spambayes
    >>> import spambayes.message
    >>> 

Since it appears you're trying to load an sb_server message info database, I
wonder if removing it (or renaming it) will get you past this particular
bump in the road.

Alternatively, it may be that you've hit a bug that's been fixed in a more
recent version.  If removing the file doesn't work, you could upgrade.

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