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python3-defaults package

package python3 3.2.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4

Bug #1012707 reported by Chris Johnston
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This bug affects 3 people
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python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

Received this error while trying to upgrade from precise to quantal

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python3 3.2.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.2.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 13 10:43:08 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python3-defaults
Title: package python3 3.2.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-13 (0 days ago)

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Chris Johnston (cjohnston) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in python3-defaults (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Edward Donovan (edward.donovan) wrote :

It looks like the problem is print statements incompatible with python3, like these examples, and many more:

Setting up python3 (3.2.3-0ubuntu1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.2...
  File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gpu-error-intel.py", line 156
    print "# %s" %(report_filename)
               ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Sorry: TabError: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation (_audio_data.py, line 25)
  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/udisks2.py", line 30
    print '%s: "%s"' % (k, v)
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_x11proto-fontcache.py", line 695
    print "Unreportable bug"
                           ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_xdiagnose.py", line 695
    print "Unreportable bug"
                           ^

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