Unittest Failure

I get the following when running a unit test before installation after building
(which seemed succsessful), on a Linux Fedora Core 2 (With some upgrades) and a
Python 2.3.

This seems to be s 'simple' problem in terms of set_conversion_mode. Is it a
fault on my part, or is it a bug? Is it serious or can I ignore it?
(Please CC me since I am not registered)

$  python setup.py test
running test
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
=== Testing in 'unittests' ===
EE....
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ERROR: unittests/test_callbacks.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_callbacks.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_random_things.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_random_things.py", line 1, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_stringptr.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_stringptr.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_returnfuncptrs.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_returnfuncptrs.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_refcounts.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_refcounts.py", line 2, in ?
    import ctypes
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_funcptr.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_funcptr.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import * # bad style, generally
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_arrays.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_arrays.py", line 3, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_slicing.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_slicing.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_pointers.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_pointers.py", line 3, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

==========================================
ERROR: unittests/test_strings.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_strings.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_numbers.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_numbers.py", line 1, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_win32.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_win32.py", line 3, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_values.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_values.py", line 6, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_python_api.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_python_api.py", line 1, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_functions.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_functions.py", line 8, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_incomplete.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_incomplete.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: test_array_pointers (test_parameters.SimpleTypesTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "unittests/test_parameters.py", line 6, in setUp
    import ctypes
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: test_byref_pointer (test_parameters.SimpleTypesTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "unittests/test_parameters.py", line 20, in tearDown
    set_conversion_mode(*self.prev_conv_mode)
TypeError: argument 2 must be string, not None

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ERROR: unittests/test_cfuncs.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_cfuncs.py", line 5, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

==========================================
ERROR: unittests/test_structures.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_structures.py", line 2, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_buffers.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_buffers.py", line 1, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_internals.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_internals.py", line 3, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

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ERROR: unittests/test_prototypes.py
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "run_remote_test.py", line 30, in ?
    unittest.main(module=__import__(basename), testRunner=runner)
  File "unittests/test_prototypes.py", line 1, in ?
    from ctypes import *
  File "/home/daniel/ctypes-0.9.1/ctypes/__init__.py", line 379, in ?
    set_coversion_mode("ascii", "strict")
NameError: name 'set_coversion_mode' is not defined

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 6 tests in 1.426s

FAILED (failures=0, errors=2)




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