[Bug 1616082] [NEW] libpython2.7-minimal package missing required imports

[John Mellor]

Public bug reported:

libpython2.7-minimal is missing essential imports.  The _collections.py is missing.  This library exists in Trusty and previous, but is present in Xenial only in the Python3 libraries.
See following confirming stack trace:

00:03:49.816 /opt/bin/a2x --doctype manpage --format manpage ve.txt
00:03:49.853 Traceback (most recent call last):
00:03:49.853   File "/opt/bin/a2x", line 16, in <module>
00:03:49.853     import shutil
00:03:49.853   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 12, in <module>
00:03:49.853     import collections
00:03:49.853   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/collections.py", line 20, in <module>
00:03:49.853     from _collections import deque, defaultdict
00:03:49.853 ImportError: No module named _collections

** Affects: python2.7 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: regression-release

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Title:
  libpython2.7-minimal package missing required imports

Status in python2.7 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  libpython2.7-minimal is missing essential imports.  The _collections.py is missing.  This library exists in Trusty and previous, but is present in Xenial only in the Python3 libraries.
  See following confirming stack trace:

  00:03:49.816 /opt/bin/a2x --doctype manpage --format manpage ve.txt
  00:03:49.853 Traceback (most recent call last):
  00:03:49.853   File "/opt/bin/a2x", line 16, in <module>
  00:03:49.853     import shutil
  00:03:49.853   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 12, in <module>
  00:03:49.853     import collections
  00:03:49.853   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/collections.py", line 20, in <module>
  00:03:49.853     from _collections import deque, defaultdict
  00:03:49.853 ImportError: No module named _collections

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