[Bug 1806307] Re: package python-requests 2.18.4-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Robie Basak]

Thank you for your report. 
 
This looks like a local configuration problem, rather than a bug in Ubuntu. Specifically, it appears that you have modified your Python installation locally.

You can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community
 
Since we use this bug tracker to track bugs in Ubuntu, rather than configuration problems, I'm marking this bug as Invalid. This helps us to focus on fixing bugs in Ubuntu.
 
If you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New. 


** Changed in: requests (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  package python-requests 2.18.4-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in requests package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  package python-requests 2.18.4-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: python-requests 2.18.4-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  AptOrdering:
   libssh-4:amd64: Install
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Dec  3 07:58:06 2018
  DpkgHistoryLog:
   Start-Date: 2018-12-03  07:58:02
   Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
   Upgrade: libssh-4:amd64 (0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.1, 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.2)
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:python-requests:2.18.4-2
   Setting up libssh-4:amd64 (0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.2) ...
   dpkg: error processing package python-requests (--configure):
    package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-28 (188 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
   apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: requests
  Title: package python-requests 2.18.4-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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