package python3-gi 3.4.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: pyclean: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding

[Deepak Singh]

occur on openning the software centre

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python3-gi 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 5 18:53:22 2014
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
SourcePackage: pygobject
Title: package python3-gi 3.4.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

This is coming from dh_python3's autogenerated "pyclean" call:

Preparing to replace python3-gi 3.4.0-1 (using .../python3-gi_3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb) ...
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
EOFError: EOF read where not expected

Can you please give the output of "locale"?

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

dh_python3 is in its own package now.

[Piotr Ożarowski (piotr)]

/usr/bin/pyclean is in python package, not in dh-python

anyway, `locale` output should be interesting indeed

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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