Package: python2.6 Severity: normal I was experiencing the same error messages[1][2] while upgrading the python and python2.6 package.
After following Gérard Robin's instructions (thank you, Gérard) I made a backup of the importan data and: 1) Purged python and many other python-related packages # aptitude purge python python2.5 python2.6 python-minimal \ python2.5-minimal python2.6 python-pam libpython printconf \ python-foomatic 2) Carefully deleted those directories that seemed to remain undeleted[3] # rm /usr/share/python/ -R # rm /usr/lib/py* -R 3) Reinstalled python (this time successfully) # aptitude install python Hope this help others to solve this issue. Thank you for your time. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages python2.6 depends on: ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-6 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.11.2-7 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdb4.8 4.8.30-2 Berkeley v4.8 Database Libraries [ ii libexpat1 2.0.1-7 XML parsing C library - runtime li ii libncursesw5 5.7+20100313-5 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libreadline6 6.1-3 GNU readline and history libraries ii libsqlite3-0 3.7.3-1 SQLite 3 shared library ii mime-support 3.48-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap ii python2.6-minimal 2.6.6-8+b1 A minimal subset of the Python lan python2.6 recommends no packages. Versions of packages python2.6 suggests: ii binutils 2.20.1-15 The GNU assembler, linker and bina pn python2.6-doc <none> (no description available) pn python2.6-profiler <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information [1] [...] NEW packages will be installed: python 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 168 kB of archives. After unpacking 754 kB will be used. Get:1 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main python all 2.6.6-3+squeeze4 [168 kB] Fetched 168 kB in 0s (517 kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package python. (Reading database ... 103329 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking python (from .../python_2.6.6-3+squeeze4_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for doc-base ... Processing 1 added doc-base file(s)... Registering documents with scrollkeeper... Setting up python (2.6.6-3+squeeze4) ... Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.6... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 314, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 300, in main options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns) File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 196, in compile ftime = os.stat(fn).st_mtime OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/__init__.py' dpkg: error processing python (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 configured to not write apport reports Errors were encountered while processing: python E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up python (2.6.6-3+squeeze4) ... Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.6... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 314, in <module> main() File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 300, in main options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns) File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 196, in compile ftime = os.stat(fn).st_mtime OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/__init__.py' dpkg: error processing python (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: python [2] # aptitude install python The following NEW packages will be installed: python python-minimal{a} python2.6{a} python2.6-minimal{a} 0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,457 kB/4,012 kB of archives. After unpacking 15.2 MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Get:1 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main python2.6-minimal i386 2.6.6-8+b1 [1,423 kB] Get:2 http://ftp.ccc.uba.ar/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main python-minimal all 2.6.6-3+squeeze4 [33.5 kB] Fetched 1,457 kB in 2s (589 kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package python2.6-minimal. (Reading database ... 90998 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking python2.6-minimal (from .../python2.6-minimal_2.6.6-8+b1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python2.6. Unpacking python2.6 (from .../python2.6_2.6.6-8+b1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-minimal. Unpacking python-minimal (from .../python-minimal_2.6.6-3+squeeze4_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python. Unpacking python (from .../python_2.6.6-3+squeeze4_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for menu ... Processing triggers for doc-base ... Processing 1 added doc-base file(s)... Registering documents with scrollkeeper... Setting up python2.6-minimal (2.6.6-8+b1) ... Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.6... [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/stdparser.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/customshapes.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/pythonpoint.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/standard.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/modern.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/projection.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/horrible.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/htu.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/idle_print.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/demo.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/py2pdf.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/rltemplate.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/docpy.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/t_parse.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/graphdocpy.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/examples.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/rl_doc_utils.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/yaml.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/yaml2pdf.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/stylesheet.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/codegrab.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/extensions/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/lib/tocindex.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/vboxapi/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/vboxapi/VirtualBox_constants.py' dpkg: error processing python2.6-minimal (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 configured to not write apport reports dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.6: python2.6 depends on python2.6-minimal (= 2.6.6-8+b1); however: Package python2.6-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python2.6 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-minimal: python-minimal depends on python2.6-minimal (>= 2.6.6-1~); however: Package python2.6-minimal is not configured yet. configured to not write apport reports configured to not write apport reports dpkg: error processing python-minimal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python: python depends on python2.6 (>= 2.6.6-1~); however: Package python2.6 is not configured yet. python depends on python-minimal (= 2.6.6-3+squeeze4); however: Package python-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured configured to not write apport reports Errors were encountered while processing: python2.6-minimal python2.6 python-minimal python E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up python2.6-minimal (2.6.6-8+b1) ... Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.6... [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/stdparser.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/customshapes.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/pythonpoint.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/standard.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/modern.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/projection.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/horrible.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/pythonpoint/styles/htu.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/idle_print.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/demo.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/py2pdf/py2pdf.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/rltemplate.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/docpy.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/t_parse.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/graphdocpy.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/examples.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/rl_doc_utils.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/yaml.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/yaml2pdf.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/stylesheet.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/tools/docco/codegrab.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/extensions/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/reportlab/lib/tocindex.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/vboxapi/__init__.py' [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/vboxapi/VirtualBox_constants.py' dpkg: error processing python2.6-minimal (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-minimal: python-minimal depends on python2.6-minimal (>= 2.6.6-1~); however: Package python2.6-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-minimal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python: python depends on python-minimal (= 2.6.6-3+squeeze4); however: Package python-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.6: python2.6 depends on python2.6-minimal (= 2.6.6-8+b1); however: Package python2.6-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python2.6 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: python2.6-minimal python-minimal python python2.6 [3] Removing python-minimal ... dpkg: warning: while removing python-minimal, directory '/usr/share/python/debpython' not empty so not removed. dpkg: warning: while removing python-minimal, directory '/usr/share/python' not empty so not removed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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