package python-m2crypto 0.24.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1766917 reported by Change Zhong
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m2crypto (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

After I input "sudo apt-get install python-m2crypto" something appear like this:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
python-m2crypto is already the newest version (0.24.0-1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up python-m2crypto (0.24.0-1) ...
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'
dpkg: error processing package python-m2crypto (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-m2crypto
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: python-m2crypto 0.24.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-59.64-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-59-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7
AptOrdering:
 python-m2crypto:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 25 19:00:20 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-02 (661 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.3.5
SourcePackage: m2crypto
Title: package python-m2crypto 0.24.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-11-07 (534 days ago)

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Change Zhong (userchange) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Matěj Cepl (mcepl) wrote :

This looks to me like you are trying to install M2Crypto 0.24 with python3. It doesn't work, py3k is supported only from the version 0.28.0.

Joshua Powers (powersj)
Changed in m2crypto (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for m2crypto (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in m2crypto (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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