package pylint 1.1.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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The problem occurred when upgrading from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 ...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: pylint
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-55.94-generic 3.13.11-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-55-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jun 28 16:20:44 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:pylint:1.1.0-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-09 (1145 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: pylint
Title: package pylint 1.1.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-06-28 (0 days ago)