package python2.7 2.7.5-8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[mmm]

issue appears during installation of upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: python2.7 2.7.5-8ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 22 20:01:35 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:python2.7:2.7.5-8ubuntu3:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-19 (734 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110720.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: python2.7
Title: package python2.7 2.7.5-8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-22 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The error can be found in Apttermlog:

Setting up python2.7 (2.7.5-8ubuntu3) ...^M
Segmentation fault^M
dpkg: error processing python2.7 (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139^M

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

can this be reproduced?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for python2.7 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]