[Bug 1651660] Re: package python-samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Geokimbo]

OK so this is what I did to resolve the problem (I hope) Crude but it
appears to work.

1/ go to /usr/lib/pytho2.7 and rename weakref.py to weakref-org.py
2/ copy weakref.py from /usr/lib/python3.5 to usr/lib python2.7
3/ sudo apt-get -f install and edit until it runs
4/ rename the weakref-org.py back to weakref.py

I've attached my edited version if you trust me. If you don't there were
no great tricks, comment out a couple of bits that were causing grief
and replace unsupported syntax with the corresponding lines from the
original weakref.py

Hope that's fixed it until the next update and this is the end of the
problem.

Cheers
Kim

** Attachment added: "weakref.py from 3.5 with edits to run in 2.7 for samba-pytho"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/1651660/+attachment/5187083/+files/weakref.zip

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Title:
  package python-samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  while starting my laptop it could not find the cifs shares

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: python-samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Dec 21 08:34:15 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-28 (175 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.15ubuntu0.2
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package python-samba 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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