py3compile crashed with configparser.DuplicateOptionError in _read(): While reading from '/usr/share/python3/debian_defaults' [line 10]: option 'old-versions' in section 'DEFAULT' already exists

[spike speigel]

andom crash on desktop shortly after mounting a DVD

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: python3-minimal 3.6.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-11.12-generic 4.13.1
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Sep 18 17:34:19 2017
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/py3compile
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-29 (142 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170408)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.6
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/py3compile -p python3-minimal /usr/share/python3/
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.2, python3-minimal, 3.6.2-1ubuntu1
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/py3compile', '-p', 'python3-minimal', '/usr/share/python3/']
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.13-2
SourcePackage: python3-defaults
Title: py3compile crashed with configparser.DuplicateOptionError in _read(): While reading from '/usr/share/python3/debian_defaults' [line 10]: option 'old-versions' in section 'DEFAULT' already exists
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

this looks like an error in /usr/share/python3/debian_defaults

Please reinstall the python3-minimal and python3 packages

[spike speigel (frail-knight)]

I have done as you suggested. Thank you.