Regression with Python 3.2 RC1 makes Python3 uninstallable

[Scott Kitterman]

Binary package hint: python3.2

Manually downgraded to 3.2 beta 2 and python3 installs fine.

$ sudo apt-get install python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  python3-doc python3-tk python3-profiler
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python3
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/32.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 283 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package python3.
(Reading database ... 14793 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python3 (from .../python3_3.2~b2-2ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Setting up python3 (3.2~b2-2ubuntu1) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 335, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 305, in main
    options.optimize, e_patterns)
  File "/usr/bin/py3compile", line 216, in compile
    expect = struct.pack('<4sl', magic_tags[version], mtime)
struct.error: argument for 's' must be a bytes object
dpkg: error processing python3 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Also caused python3-defaults to FTBFS.

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

fixed in natty