package python3 3.2.3-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4

[Anders Kaseorg]

Setting up python3 (3.2.3-3) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.2...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 182, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 174, in main
    files = files & pfiles
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: 'generator' and 'generator'
error running python rtupdate hook screen-resolution-extra
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 182, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 174, in main
    files = files & pfiles
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: 'generator' and 'generator'
error running python rtupdate hook ubuntu-drivers-common
dpkg: error processing python3 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python3 3.2.3-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-4.4-generic 3.5.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-4-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 13 01:02:18 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python3-defaults
Title: package python3 3.2.3-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Fixed already. Should hit the archive.ubuntu.com in about 15 minutes.

python3-defaults (3.2.3-3ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=high

  [ Piotr Ożarowski ]
  * py3clean: really close #681389 (LP: #1024016)

 -- Scott Kitterman <email address hidden> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:57:43 -0400

[asala (asala)]

Well, something very related (for a novice, at least) occurred to me in: Bug #1244198
so it seems some regression might be out there.

My output when upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10...
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up python3 (3.3.2-14ubuntu1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.3...
dpkg-query: package 'ubiquity-frontend-gtk' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 200, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 186, in main
    pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of ubiquity-frontend-gtk
error running python rtupdate hook ubiquity-frontend-gtk
dpkg-query: package 'ubiquity' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 200, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 186, in main
    pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of ubiquity
error running python rtupdate hook ubiquity
dpkg: error processing python3 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of foomatic-db-compressed-ppds:
 foomatic-db-compressed-ppds depends on python3; however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.

So, I'm stuck for the moment with a non-functional system.

[asala (asala)]

Seems that the 13.04 to 13.10 upgrade script didn't update ubiquity-frontend-gtk. I changed Bug #1244198 which I reported as a python bug to be an ubiquity bug. However, I'm not a developer so I don't really know what I am doing but
 sudo apt-get install ubiquity-frontend-gtk
seemed to solve everything.

[Patryk Duński (d+ubuntu)]

I have the same problem with upgrading ubuntu server from 14.04 to 14.10.

Unpacking ubuntu-minimal (1.327) ...
Setting up python3 (3.4.2-1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.4...
dpkg-query: package 'rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 200, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 186, in main
    pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune
error running python rtupdate hook rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune
dpkg-query: package 'rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 200, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 186, in main
    pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)

[MBWD (xmbwd)]

I am getting a similar error after upgrading from 14.10 to 15.04. The error reported is as follows (installing 'rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune' does not work -- it won't install):

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
93 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up python3 (3.4.3-1) ...
running python rtupdate hooks for python3.4...
dpkg-query: package 'rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 210, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/py3clean", line 196, in main
    pfiles = set(dpf.from_package(options.package))
  File "/usr/share/python3/debpython/files.py", line 53, in from_package
    raise Exception("cannot get content of %s" % package_name)
Exception: cannot get content of rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune
error running python rtupdate hook rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune
dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-apt:
 python3-apt depends on python3 (<< 3.5); however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.
 python3-apt depends on python3 (>= 3.4~); however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python3-apt (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of language-selector-common:
 language-selector-common depends on python3; however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.
 language-selector-common depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.
 language-selector-common depends on python3-apt (>= 0.7.12.0); however:
  Package python3-apt is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package language-selector-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-drivers-common:
 ubuntu-drivers-common depends on python3; however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.
 ubuntu-drivers-common depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.
 ubuntu-drivers-common depends on python3-apt; however:
  Package python3-apt is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-drivers-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-notifier-common:
 update-notifier-common depends on python3:any; however:
  Package python3 is not configured yet.
 update-notifier-common depends on python3-apt; however:
  Package python3-apt is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package update-notifier-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-distupgrade:
 python3-distupgrade depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:
  Package ...