gajim does not start

[DimkaS]

$ gajim
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "gajim.py", line 492, in <module>
    from gui_interface import Interface
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/gui_interface.py", line 62, in <module>
    from chat_control import ChatControlBase
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/chat_control.py", line 48, in <module>
    from message_control import MessageControl
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/message_control.py", line 34, in <module>
    from common.stanza_session import EncryptedStanzaSession, ArchivingStanzaSession
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/stanza_session.py", line 44, in <module>
    from Crypto.Cipher import AES
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Crypto/Cipher/__init__.py", line 78, in <module>
    from Crypto.Cipher._mode_ecb import _create_ecb_cipher
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Crypto/Cipher/_mode_ecb.py", line 29, in <module>
    from Crypto.Util._raw_api import (load_pycryptodome_raw_lib,
  File "/usr/share/gajim/src/common/demandimport.py", line 114, in _demandimport
    mod = _origimport(name, globals, locals)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Crypto/Util/_raw_api.py", line 89, in <module>
    Array = ffi.new("uint8_t[1]").__class__.__bases__
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/api.py", line 249, in new
    cdecl = self._typeof(cdecl)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/api.py", line 169, in _typeof
    result = self._typeof_locked(cdecl)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/api.py", line 154, in _typeof_locked
    type = self._parser.parse_type(cdecl)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/cparser.py", line 461, in parse_type
    return self.parse_type_and_quals(cdecl)[0]
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/cparser.py", line 464, in parse_type_and_quals
    ast, macros = self._parse('void __dummy(\n%s\n);' % cdecl)[:2]
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/cparser.py", line 269, in _parse
    ast = _get_parser().parse(csource)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cffi/cparser.py", line 44, in _get_parser
    _parser_cache = pycparser.CParser()
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pycparser/c_parser.py", line 87, in __init__
    outputdir=taboutputdir)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pycparser/c_lexer.py", line 66, in build
    self.lexer = lex.lex(object=self, **kwargs)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pycparser/ply/lex.py", line 911, in lex
    lexobj.readtab(lextab, ldict)
  File "/home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pycparser/ply/lex.py", line 216, in readtab
    lextab = sys.modules[tabfile]
KeyError: 'pycparser.lextab'

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: gajim 0.16.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-53.56-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-53-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jun 1 14:54:03 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-08 (113 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gajim
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Nafallo Bjälevik (nafallo)]

 Hi,

You are using /home/dimka/.local/lib/python2.7 as python path. Please unset that local one and try again. This can not be blamed on the system package.

Cheers,
Nafallo

[DimkaS (dimka-rs)]

Actually, python path is empty:
$ echo $PYTHONPATH

I have removed .local/lib/python2.7/ and gajim starts again. Thank you!
Have no idea who and why created this local library.