[Edgy] python2.4-minimal raises ValueError 'empty set of versions'

[Mariusz Ciesla]

Binary package hint: python2.4-minimal

Konfigurowanie python2.4-minimal (2.4.3-8ubuntu2) ...
Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.4...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1329, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1323, in main
    rv = action.run(global_options)
  File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 958, in run
    requested = list(pyversions.requested_versions(vstring, version_only=True))
  File "/usr/share/pycentral-data/pyversions.py", line 128, in requested_versions
    raise ValueError, 'empty set of versions'
ValueError: empty set of versions

[Keywan Tonekaboni (prometoys)]

I have the same problem and can't continue dist-upgrade or using apt to install other packages.

Package: python2.4
Version: 2.4.3-8ubuntu2
Severity: wishlist

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers edgy-updates
  APT policy: (990, 'edgy-updates'), (990, 'edgy-security'), (990, 'edgy-proposed'), (990, 'edgy-backports'), (990, 'edgy')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-10-powerpc
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages python2.4 depends on:
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.3-3 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii libc6 2.4-1ubuntu10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libdb4.4 4.4.20-6 Berkeley v4.4 Database Libraries [
ii libncursesw5 5.5-2ubuntu1 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libreadline5 5.1-7build1 GNU readline and history libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8b-2ubuntu2 SSL shared libraries
ii mime-support 3.36-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
pn python2.4-minimal <none> (no description available)

python2.4 recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

[Keywan Tonekaboni (prometoys)]

Hope this detailed output is helpful. In my opinion this bug is important because it blocks APT and I can't test other software.

Setting up python2.4-minimal (2.4.3-8ubuntu2) ...
+ [ configure = configure ]
+ cd /usr/lib/python2.4
+ dpkg -L python2.4-minimal
+ sed -n /\.py$/s,^/usr/lib/python2.4/,,p
+ files=__future__.py
ConfigParser.py
StringIO.py
UserDict.py
compileall.py
copy.py
copy_reg.py
dis.py
fnmatch.py
getopt.py
glob.py
inspect.py
linecache.py
opcode.py
optparse.py
os.py
pickle.py
platform.py
popen2.py
posixpath.py
py_compile.py
random.py
re.py
repr.py
socket.py
sre.py
sre_compile.py
sre_constants.py
sre_parse.py
stat.py
string.py
subprocess.py
tempfile.py
textwrap.py
token.py
tokenize.py
traceback.py
types.py
warnings.py
site.py
+ /usr/bin/python2.4 /usr/lib/python2.4/py_compile.py __future__.py ConfigParser.py StringIO.py UserDict.py compileall.py copy.py copy_reg.py dis.py fnmatch.py getopt.py glob.py inspect.py linecache.py opcode.py optparse.py os.py pickle.py platform.py popen2.py posixpath.py py_compile.py random.py re.py repr.py socket.py sre.py sre_compile.py sre_constants.py sre_parse.py stat.py string.py subprocess.py tempfile.py textwrap.py token.py tokenize.py traceback.py types.py warnings.py site.py
+ grep -sq ^byte-compile[^#]*optimize /etc/python/debian_config
+ [ -z 2.4.3-8ubuntu1 ]
+ dpkg --compare-versions 2.4.3-8ubuntu1 lt 2.4.3-8
+ [ -f /var/lib/python/python2.4_installed ]
+ grep -sq ^supported-versions[^#]*python2.4 /usr/share/python/debian_defaults
+ [ != noninteractive ]
+ echo Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.4...
Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.4...
+ dpkg -s python2.4-minimal
+ awk /^Version:/ {print $2}
+ version=2.4.3-8ubuntu2
+ [ -x /usr/share/python/runtime.d/pycentral.rtinstall ]
+ /usr/share/python/runtime.d/pycentral.rtinstall rtinstall python2.4 2.4.3-8ubuntu1 2.4.3-8ubuntu2
WARNING: using old version '/usr/bin/python2.3' found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1329, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1323, in main
    rv = action.run(global_options)
  File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 958, in run
    requested = list(pyversions.requested_versions(vstring, version_only=True))
  File "/usr/share/pycentral-data/pyversions.py", line 128, in requested_versions
    raise ValueError, 'empty set of versions'
ValueError: empty set of versions
dpkg: error processing python2.4-minimal (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python2.4-minimal
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

fixed in python-central 0.5.6ubuntu2.