Reassigning to python-defaults, as it's a bug in pycompile. From python- defaults' changelog, it looks like this bug was fixed in 2.6.6-11:
* pycompile: - --exclude now works with private dirs - use /usr/bin/pythonX.Y rather than pythonX.Y (to avoid /usr/local interpreters) natty's python-defaults was based on 2.6.6-6. ** Package changed: beautifulsoup (Ubuntu) => python-defaults (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: python-defaults (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Summary changed: - package python-beautifulsoup 3.2.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 + pycompile will use /usr/local/bin/python2.6 if available and python2.6 isn't installed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/915167 Title: pycompile will use /usr/local/bin/python2.6 if available and python2.6 isn't installed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-defaults/+bug/915167/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs