package python2.7-minimal:amd64 2.7.12-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jalil Salamé]

It ended up uninstalling other programs when I used 'sudo apt autoremove'; I guess it was my fault on that; I installed (tried to) the Atom IDE and it stopped working in the middle, it told me to use 'sudo apt autoremove', which I used and crashed the packages and then I used 'sudo apt update', all the things that weren't uninstalled seem to be working fine.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: python2.7-minimal:amd64 2.7.12-3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 15 13:41:20 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-20 (56 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release i386 (20161012.1)
PackageArchitecture: amd64
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.3
SourcePackage: python2.7
Title: package python2.7-minimal:amd64 2.7.12-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

closing this issue, can't reproduce it

Removing python (2.7.11-2) ...
Setting up libpython2.7-minimal:amd64 (2.7.12-3build1) ...
Setting up python2.7-minimal:amd64 (2.7.12-3build1) ...
/usr/bin/python2.7: 1: /usr/bin/python2.7: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
dpkg: error processing package python2.7-minimal:amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2