package python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package python2.7 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Gabe Swanson]

It failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 29 15:32:02 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:python2.7:2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2:package python2.7 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package python2.7 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-03 (117 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: python2.7
Title: package python2.7 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package python2.7 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

dpkg: error processing package python2.7 (--configure):
 package python2.7 is not ready for configuration
 cannot configure (current status `half-installed')