[Bug 1755387] [NEW] package python3-distutils 3.6.4-4 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Jaroslav Svoboda]

Public bug reported:

Happened when upgrading from 17.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: python3-distutils 3.6.4-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-10.12+IntelAtom-linuxium 4.10.0
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-10-linuxium x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 13 06:52:17 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:python3-distutils:3.6.4-4
 Setting up python3-distutils (3.6.4-4) ...
 Sorry: ValueError: source code string cannot contain null bytes
 dpkg: error processing package python3-distutils (--configure):
  installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.4+, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
 apt  1.6~beta1
SourcePackage: python3-stdlib-extensions
Title: package python3-distutils 3.6.4-4 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-03-13 (0 days ago)

** Affects: python3-stdlib-extensions (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package bionic

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Title:
  package python3-distutils 3.6.4-4 failed to install/upgrade: installed
  python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned
  error exit status 1

Status in python3-stdlib-extensions package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Happened when upgrading from 17.10

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: python3-distutils 3.6.4-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-10.12+IntelAtom-linuxium 4.10.0
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-10-linuxium x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Mar 13 06:52:17 2018
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:python3-distutils:3.6.4-4
   Setting up python3-distutils (3.6.4-4) ...
   Sorry: ValueError: source code string cannot contain null bytes
   dpkg: error processing package python3-distutils (--configure):
    installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.4+, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
   apt  1.6~beta1
  SourcePackage: python3-stdlib-extensions
  Title: package python3-distutils 3.6.4-4 failed to install/upgrade: installed python3-distutils package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-03-13 (0 days ago)

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