The version from -proposed repository fixes the bug for me:
sudo apt-get install python-scientific/precise-proposed
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python-scientific is already the newest version.
Selected version '2.8-2ubuntu0.12.04.1' (Ubuntu:12.04/precise-proposed [all]) for 'python-scientific'
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The version from -proposed repository fixes the bug for me: scientific/ precise- proposed 12.04.1' (Ubuntu: 12.04/precise- proposed [all]) for 'python-scientific'
sudo apt-get install python-
...
python-scientific is already the newest version.
Selected version '2.8-2ubuntu0.
...