Public bug reported: When I install python2.4-pylib I get the following error:
Setting up python2.4-pylib (0.7.20050829-0ubuntu1) ... Compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/py/test/testing/data/syntax_error.py ... File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/py/test/testing/data/syntax_error.py", line 3 this is really not python ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax dpkg: error processing python2.4-pylib (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-pylib: python-pylib depends on python2.4-pylib; however: Package python2.4-pylib is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-pylib (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: The problem is, that syntax_error.py can't be compiled. So one solution would be to skip the compilation of this file during installation ** Affects: pylib (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- python2.4-pylib (0.7.20050829-0ubuntu1) can't be installed https://launchpad.net/bugs/56571 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs