package python-pymysql 0.7.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Matthew]

Trying to sudo apt-get install ipython-notebook

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: python-pymysql 0.7.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 23 20:16:34 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-28 (725 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: python-pymysql
Title: package python-pymysql 0.7.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-09-21 (1 days ago)

[James Page (james-page)]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module>
    from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
  File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in <module>
    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'

[James Page (james-page)]

(odd as that's part of https://docs.python.org/2/library/configparser.html)

[James Page (james-page)]

libpython2.7-minimal:amd64: /usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py

[James Page (james-page)]

# python3
Python 3.5.2 (default, Sep 14 2017, 22:51:06)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'

Any chance your /usr/bin/python is not actually pointing to /usr/bin/python2.7?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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