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Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
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Setting up python-schooltool (1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1) ...
SyntaxError: ("'continue' not properly in loop", ('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/schooltool/generations/evolve40.py', 58, None, 'continue\n'))

dpkg: error processing python-schooltool (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 101
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of schooltool:
 schooltool depends on python-schooltool; however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing schooltool (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.gradebook:
 python-schooltool.gradebook depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.gradebook (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.cando:
 python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
 python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool.gradebook (>= 2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool.gradebook is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.cando (--configure):
 dependency problems -No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
 leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.intervention:
 python-schooltool.intervention depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.intervention (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libnautilus-extension1a (1:3.4.2-0ubuntu9) ...
Setting up nautilus-data (1:3.4.2-0ubuntu9) ...
Setting up nautilus (1:3.4.2-0ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-schooltool
 schooltool
 python-schooltool.gradebook
 python-schooltool.cando
 python-schooltool.intervention
Error in function: 
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Setting up python-schooltool (1:2.6.2~dev.201401061333~ubuntu12.04.1) ...
SyntaxError: ("'continue' not properly in loop", ('/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/schooltool/generations/evolve40.py', 58, None, 'continue\n'))

dpkg: error processing python-schooltool (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 101
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.cando:
 python-schooltool.cando depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.cando (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of schooltool:
 schooltool depends on python-schooltool; however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing schooltool (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.gradebook:
 python-schooltool.gradebook depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.gradebook (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-schooltool.intervention:
 python-schooltool.intervention depends on python-schooltool (>= 1:2.6); however:
  Package python-schooltool is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-schooltool.intervention (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured