package python-wrapt 1.8.0-5build2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Mahendra Vala]

package python-wrapt 1.8.0-5build2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: python-wrapt 1.8.0-5build2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-33.37~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 28 18:41:16 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:python-wrapt:1.8.0-5build2
 Setting up python-wrapt (1.8.0-5build2) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-wrapt.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-wrapt.postinst: pycompile: not found
 dpkg: error processing package python-wrapt (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-17 (42 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: python-wrapt
Title: package python-wrapt 1.8.0-5build2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[James Page (james-page)]

Setting up python-wrapt (1.8.0-5build2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-wrapt.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-wrapt.postinst: pycompile: not found
dpkg: error processing package python-wrapt (--configure):

[James Page (james-page)]

I've triaged a few of these today; please could you run the following commands and provide the output in this bug report:

  sudo which pycompile

and please edit:

  sudo vi /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-wrapt.postinst

and change

  set -e

to

  set -ex

and then run

  sudo dpkg-reconfigure python-wrapt

the call to pycompile is guarded on it being installed so this is a bit odd.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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