"UnicodeDecodeError" on today's smart update/upgrade/commit

[snowcrash+smart]

hi,

On 1/10/07, linux_learner <linux.learner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, you have a gpg key import problem. The package is reporting a key
> of one value, and the site doesn't yet have the value. Check back
> later.

i emailed the key owner. he pointed out that (a) other pm's (e.g.
yast2) have no such problems with his/the key, and (b) it looks, to
him, like this *is* a smart/python problem -- _not_ a key issue.

ping ... pong ...