[Bug 1836266] Re: package python 2.7.11-1 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing python

[Matthias Klose]

you have a locally installed python:

Setting up python-minimal (2.7.15~rc1-1) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 174, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/compileall.py", line 16, in <module>
    import struct
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/struct.py", line 1, in <module>
    from _struct import *
ImportError: No module named _struct
dpkg: error processing package python-minimal (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-minimal
dpkg: regarding .../python_2.7.15~rc1-1_amd64.deb containing python, pre-dependency problem:
 python pre-depends on python-minimal (= 2.7.15~rc1-1)
  python-minimal latest configured version is 2.7.11-1.

dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python_2.7.15~rc1-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 pre-dependency problem - not installing python

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Title:
  package python 2.7.11-1 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency
  problem - not installing python

Status in python-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I tried to upgrade ubuntu and cath whis bug

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: python 2.7.11-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 12 01:04:31 2019
  ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing python
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-27 (683 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
   apt  1.2.32
  SourcePackage: python-defaults
  Title: package python 2.7.11-1 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing python
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-07-11 (0 days ago)

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