[Bug 1699456] Re: package python3-colorama 0.3.7-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Carlo Lobrano]

>From DpkgTerminalLog
```
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 4.8.0-56-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-56-generic
Error! Could not locate dkms.conf file.
File:  does not exist.
Setting up linux-headers-generic-hwe-16.04 (4.8.0.56.27) ...
Setting up linux-generic-hwe-16.04 (4.8.0.56.27) ...
Setting up python3-colorama (0.3.7-1) ...
dpkg-query: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0056' near line 0:
 newline in field name '#padding'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 290, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 270, in main
    options.force, options.optimize, e_patterns)
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 154, in compile
    for fn, versions_to_compile in filter_files(files, e_patterns, versions):
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 106, in filter_files
    for fn in files:
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 71, in filter_public
    for fn in files:
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of python3-colorama
dpkg: error processing package python3-colorama (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
```

-> Not a python-colorama bug
 
It seems a corrupted update (0045).

    dpkg-query: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0056' near
line 0:

As workaround

```
cd /var/lib/dpkg/updates && rm -rf 0045
sudo dpkg --configure -a
``` 
 

** Changed in: python-colorama (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package python3-colorama 0.3.7-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in python-colorama package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Immediately after login I was prompted with this error message.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: python3-colorama 0.3.7-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-56.61~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-56-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jun 20 07:38:31 2017
  Dependencies:
   
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-09 (284 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.20
  SourcePackage: python-colorama
  Title: package python3-colorama 0.3.7-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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