package python-pip 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Ritesh Tomar]

/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-pip.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-pip.postinst: pycompile: not found
dpkg: error processing package python-pip (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Setting up python-pkg-resources (20.7.0-1) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-pkg-resources.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-pkg-resources.postinst: pycompile: not found
dpkg: error processing package python-pkg-resources (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-setuptools:
 python-setuptools depends on python-pkg-resources (= 20.7.0-1); however:
  Package python-pkg-resources is not configured yet

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-pip
 python-pkg-resources
 python-setuptools
 python-wheel
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: python-pip 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-60-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 1 13:38:38 2019
DuplicateSignature:
 package:python-pip:8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4
 Setting up python-pip (8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-pip.postinst: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/python-pip.postinst: pycompile: not found
 dpkg: error processing package python-pip (--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 2019-05-22 (131 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.31
SourcePackage: python-pip
Title: package python-pip 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-06-03 (120 days ago)

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better

Do you have `python-minimal` installed?

It's a package installed by default, which provides `pycompile` so your problem is likely it's been removed at some point.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.