Package: python2.6
Version: 2.6.4-6
Severity: important
python2.5 is the default python for Debian. 2.5 is old and I have installed
2.6 and set /usr/bin/python to use python2.6 as the default. This seems to
work fine except for installing package upgrades. I get messages like the
following when I install some python packages.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-apt_0.7.93.3_i386.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 2191, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 2185, in main
rv = action.run(global_options)
File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 1477, in run
runtimes = get_installed_runtimes()
File "/usr/bin/pycentral", line 278, in get_installed_runtimes
default_version = pyversions.default_version(version_only=True)
File "/usr/share/pycentral-data/pyversions.py", line 172, in default_version
raise ValueError, "/usr/bin/python does not match the python default
version. It must be reset to point to %s" % debian_default
ValueError: /usr/bin/python does not match the python default version. It must
be reset to point to python2.5
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Preparing to replace python-support 1.0.6.1 (using
.../python-support_1.0.6.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python-support ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 26, in <module>
import lsb_release
ImportError: No module named lsb_release
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/python-apt_0.7.93.3_i386.deb
Surely it is possible to use python 2.6 or 3.x as the default on a Debian
system. What else needs to be done other than changing /usr/bin/python back to
2.5 whenever installing or upgrading packages?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32.100210 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages python2.6 depends on:
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libdb4.7 4.7.25-9 Berkeley v4.7 Database Libraries [
ii libncursesw5 5.7+20090803-2 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libreadline6 6.1-1 GNU readline and history libraries
ii libsqlite3-0 3.6.22-1 SQLite 3 shared library
ii mime-support 3.48-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii python2.6-minimal 2.6.4-6 A minimal subset of the Python lan
python2.6 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages python2.6 suggests:
ii binutils 2.20-6 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii python2.6-doc 2.6.4-6 Documentation for the high-level o
pn python2.6-profiler <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
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