[Bug 1766020] Re: package python3 3.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4

[Brian Murray]

running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6...
E: py3compile:183: cannot create directory /usr/share/hplip/ui5/__pycache__: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory')
...
error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data
dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure):
 installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4

Seems like a bug in hplip-data.

** Package changed: python3-defaults (Ubuntu) => hplip (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  package python3 3.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3
  package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status
  4

Status in hplip package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hello, error came up while updating. Paketmanager has canceled the
  update completely. Not yet analyzed for errors with console ...

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: python3 3.6.5-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-15.16-generic 4.15.15
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Apr 22 00:01:23 2018
  ErrorMessage: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-04 (17 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: python3-defaults
  Title: package python3 3.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-04 (17 days ago)

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