SyntaxError: invalid syntax while setting up package

[Andreas Schildbach]

Binary package hint: gnome-codec-install

This is on maverick alpha 1, while upgrading from lucid final:

Setting up gnome-codec-install (0.4.5ubuntu2) ...
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/GnomeCodecInstall/PackageWorker.py ...
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/GnomeCodecInstall/PackageWorker.py", line 48
    trans = yield self.client.commit_packages(
                ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (8)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (8)
dpkg: error processing gnome-codec-install (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-codec-install
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-codec-install 0.4.5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.34-5.13-generic 2.6.34
Uname: Linux 2.6.34-5-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jun 4 17:39:39 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-codec-install

[paul.drover (paul-drover)]

It seems that I too cannot complete the install of 10.10 from 10.04. It failed initially and now when I try to fix it:

paul@infinity:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 152 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up gnome-codec-install (0.4.5ubuntu2) ...
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/GnomeCodecInstall/PackageWorker.py ...
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/GnomeCodecInstall/PackageWorker.py", line 48
    trans = yield self.client.commit_packages(
                ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (8)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (8)
dpkg: error processing gnome-codec-install (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-codec-install
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I don't know enough about Python to suggest what the error might be. I've subscribed to this bug.
Paul.

[paul.drover (paul-drover)]

Searching net and found this: http://osdir.com/ml/debian-bugs-closed/2010-06/msg00148.html

Will the that fix work here? How do we install?