Make base.g.xint more generous in what it can take

Fixes hp-doctor in python with version '2.7.15+'

Closes: #912765

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/base/g.py b/base/g.py
index f73e23f97..15e67fc17 100644
--- a/base/g.py
+++ b/base/g.py
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ def cleanup_spinner():
 # Convert string to int and return a list.
 def xint(ver):
     try:
-        l = [int(x) for x in ver.split('.')]
-    except:
-        pass
+        l = [int(x.translate(None, '+~')) for x in ver.split('.')]
+    except ValueError:
+        l = []
     return l
 
 # In case of import failure of extension modules, check whether its a mixed python environment issue.