package python-minimal 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed python-minimal package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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sudo apt-get --reinstall install python
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  bbswitch-dkms dkms gcc-6-base gcj-6-jre-lib gnome-orca lib32gcc1 libbsd0:i386 libc6-i386 libffi6:i386 libgcj-common
  libgcj17 libgl1:i386 libglvnd0:i386 libglx0:i386 libiso9660-10 libiso9660-8 liblivemedia58 libmirclient-dev
  libmircommon-dev libmircookie-dev libmircookie2 libmircore-dev libnvidia-cfg1-390 libnvidia-compute-390:i386
  libnvidia-decode-390 libnvidia-decode-390:i386 libnvidia-encode-390 libnvidia-encode-390:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-390
  libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 libnvidia-gl-390:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-390 libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386 libprotobuf-dev libruby2.3
  libvcdinfo0 libvlccore8 libwayland-client0:i386 libwayland-server0:i386 libx11-6:i386 libx264-148 libx265-130
  libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 linux-headers-4.13.0-38 linux-headers-4.13.0-38-generic
  linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic linux-image-extra-4.13.0-37-generic linux-image-extra-4.13.0-38-generic
  linux-signed-image-4.13.0-38-generic linux-signed-image-generic linux-tools-4.13.0-38 linux-tools-4.13.0-38-generic
  nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-kernel-common-390 nvidia-kernel-source-390 nvidia-prime nvidia-utils-390 ruby2.3 ruby2.3-dev
  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  python-doc python-tk
The following packages will be upgraded:
  python
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
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Setting up python-minimal (2.7.15~rc1-1) ...
dpkg: error processing package python-minimal (--configure):
 installed python-minimal package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-minimal
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: python-minimal 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 7 16:10:10 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:python-minimal:2.7.14-2ubuntu1
 Setting up python-minimal (2.7.14-2ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package python-minimal (--configure):
  installed python-minimal package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed python-minimal package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-14 (174 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171017.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: python-defaults
Title: package python-minimal 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed python-minimal package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-07 (0 days ago)