package python-mode 1:6.1.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Woodzy]

happened after attempting to install from synaptic.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: python-mode 1:6.1.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
 ecb: Configure
 python-mode: Configure
 sml-mode: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 24 11:02:46 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:python-mode:1:6.1.1-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python-mode
Title: package python-mode 1:6.1.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[jkn (jkn)]

I don't have xemacs installed, only gnu version. My guess is that python-mode installation fails because it does not find xemacs files it is looking for.