can't run any update - not even "sudo dpkg --configure -a"

[Christian]

was running a system update. got an error due to a python update - forgot the exact name of the python package. can't run any update - not even "sudo dpkg --configure -a"

System info
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010 and supported until April 2013.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 10 18:13:12 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=C
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=C
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-386 i686

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Please do in the next command Terminal (Applications > Accesories > Terminal):
sudo dpkg --configure -a

Copy here the output.

Thank You for making Ubuntu better.

[Christian (jcbrasen)]

The is the output i get when running sudo dpkg --configure -a

[sudo] password for brasen:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
brasen@Ahab:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu64) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Setting up python-pyatspi (1.29.90-0ubuntu1) ...
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pyatspi/__init__.py ...
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pyatspi/__init__.py", line 50
    finally:
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (6)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (6)
dpkg: error processing python-pyatspi (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-orca:
 gnome-orca depends on python-pyatspi (>= 1.22.0) | python-pyatspi2; however:
  Package python-pyatspi is not configured yet.
  Package python-pyatspi2 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing gnome-orca (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
cpio: ./lib/udev/firmware.sh: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

thanks