package python3-googleapi (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apiclient/__init__.py', which is also in package python3-maas-client 2.2.0+bzr6054-0ubuntu2~16.04.1

Bug #1708929 reported by sab
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
maas (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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python-googleapi (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I am trying to install fenics. After days of nonsuccess, I decided to install all python3
by sudo apt-get install python3-*

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: python3-googleapi (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-30.34~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: sep4_0 socperf2_0 pax nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug 6 14:19:02 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:python3-googleapi:(not installed)
 Unpacking python3-googleapi (1.4.2-1ubuntu1.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-googleapi_1.4.2-1ubuntu1.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apiclient/__init__.py', which is also in package python3-maas-client 2.2.0+bzr6054-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apiclient/__init__.py', which is also in package python3-maas-client 2.2.0+bzr6054-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-24 (74 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: python-googleapi
Title: package python3-googleapi (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apiclient/__init__.py', which is also in package python3-maas-client 2.2.0+bzr6054-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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sab (elarem) wrote :
information type: Private Security → Public
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in maas (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in python-googleapi (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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