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Broken Yum Update

What to do if yum update is broken

If yum update is broken and you get a Python stack trace similar to this one: 

[root@someserver ~]# yum update
... stack trace here ...
TypeError: unsubscriptable object
[root@someserver ~]#

Fix it like that: 

[root@someserver ~]# yum clean metadata
Loaded plugins: kernel-module
24 metadata files removed
12 sqlite files removed
0 metadata files removed
[root@someserver ~]#