PROBLEM:

C:\stux> couchapp generate test
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\dev\RAD\Tools\Python25\Scripts\couchapp-script.py", line 8, in <module>
    load_entry_point('couchapp==0.3.1', 'console_scripts', 'couchapp')()
  File "c:\dev\rad\tools\python25\lib\site-packages\couchapp-0.3.1-py2.5.egg\couchapp\bin\couchapp_cli.py", line 125, in main
    cli = CouchappCli(options.verbose)
  File "c:\dev\rad\tools\python25\lib\site-packages\couchapp-0.3.1-py2.5.egg\couchapp\bin\couchapp_cli.py", line 37, in __init__
    self.ui = UI(verbose=verbose, logging_handler=console)
  File "c:\dev\rad\tools\python25\lib\site-packages\couchapp-0.3.1-py2.5.egg\couchapp\ui.py", line 42, in __init__
    self.readconfig(rcpath())
  File "c:\dev\rad\tools\python25\lib\site-packages\couchapp-0.3.1-py2.5.egg\couchapp\utils.py", line 76, in rcpath
    _rcpath = user_rcpath()
  File "c:\dev\rad\tools\python25\lib\site-packages\couchapp-0.3.1-py2.5.egg\couchapp\utils.py", line 52, in user_rcpath
    path.append(os.path.join(userprofile, '.couchapprc'))
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'append'

C:\stux>

ENVIRONMENT:

C:\stux>python
Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Dec 23 2008, 15:10:54) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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SOLUTION:
Here's the patch that works for me:

*** couchapp\utils.py   Wed Jun 10 09:29:17 2009
--- couchapp\utils.py.changed   Wed Jun 10 09:30:26 2009
***************
*** 49,55 ****
              path = os.path.join(home, '.couchapprc')
          userprofile = [os.environ.get('USERPROFILE')]
          if userprofile:
!             path.append(os.path.join(userprofile, '.couchapprc'))
          return path
  else:
      def user_rcpath():
--- 49,55 ----
              path = os.path.join(home, '.couchapprc')
          userprofile = [os.environ.get('USERPROFILE')]
          if userprofile:
!             path = os.path.join(userprofile, '.couchapprc')
          return path
  else:
      def user_rcpath():