Description of problem: urwid 1.0.1 is available but only 1.0.0 is packaged.
Even 1.0.2: http://excess.org/urwid/urwid-1.0.2.tar.gz
python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc17
python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc16
Package python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-15049/python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
python-urwid-1.0.2-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.