[Bug 1424224] Re: fail to update if /usr/bin/python points to python3 instead of python2

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[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  fail to update if /usr/bin/python points to python3 instead of python2

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I'm running Kubuntu 14.10 x86_64

  ===========================================================
  $ sudo apt-get upgrade -y
  Reading package lists...                                                                                    
  Building dependency tree...                                                                                  
  Reading state information...                                                                                  
  The following packages will be upgraded:                                                                      
    apport                                                                                                      
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.                                                  
  2 not fully installed or removed.                                                                                
  Need to get 0 B/183 kB of archives.                                                                              
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.                                                
  (Reading database ... 232121 files and directories currently installed.)                                          
  Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2_all.deb ...                                                      
  apport stop/waiting                                                                                                
    File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63                                                                                
      except (IOError, OSError), e:                                                                                  
                               ^                                                                                    
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax                                                                                        
  dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1                                      
  dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...                                                              
    File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63                                                                                
      except (IOError, OSError), e:                                                                                  
                               ^                                                                                    
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax                                                                                        
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apport_2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2_all.deb (--unpack):                
   subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1                                                    
  Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                
    File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module>                                                                  
      from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \
    File "/usr/share/python/debpython/version.py", line 24, in <module>
      from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
  ImportError: No module named 'ConfigParser'
  dpkg: error while cleaning up:
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/apport_2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  =============================================================================

  $ sudo apt-get remove --purge apport
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree      
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    apport*
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 1,327 kB disk space will be freed.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
  dpkg: error processing package apport (--purge):
   package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
   reinstall it before attempting a removal
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   apport
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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