* apt/package.py:

  - do not return None in sourcePackageName (LP: #123062)

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/apt/package.py b/apt/package.py
index 096b1bd1..c1c2b1e1 100644
--- a/apt/package.py
+++ b/apt/package.py
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class Package(object):
     def sourcePackageName(self):
         """ Return the source package name as string """
         if not self._lookupRecord():
-            return None
+            if not self._lookupRecord(UseCandidate=False):
+                return self._pkg.Name
         src = self._records.SourcePkg
         if src != "":
             return src
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cc4c2aef..b834036a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 python-apt (0.7.7.1ubuntu4) intrepid; urgency=low
 
+  * apt/package.py:
+    - do not return None in sourcePackageName (LP: #123062)
   * python/progress.cc:
     - when pulse() does not return a boolean assume "true"
       (thanks to Martin Pitt for telling me about the problem)