package python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Kari R]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Feb 9 19:24:22 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:python2.7:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.4:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: python2.7
Title: package python2.7 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

Processing triggers for menu ...
/usr/share/menu/downverter.menu: 1: /usr/share/menu/downverter.menu: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...

yes. it looks like that, and unrelated to python.

you can try to reinstall the packages:

sudo apt-get autoclean
apt-get --reinstall install python2.7-minimal python2.7 (and probably other packages)