Public bug reported: Installing python-configparser 3.5.0-1 breaks other python modules in the backports namespace.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1812589 was filed against the wrong package; see also https://github.com/PiDelport/backports.os/issues/11 The problem was fixed upstream in June 2018 https://github.com/jaraco/configparser/pull/22 and the current verison (3.7.3) is ok. To see the bug in action: # apt update # apt install python-pip # su ubuntu $ pip install --user backports.os $ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok ok $ sudo apt install python-configparser $ Setting up python-configparser (3.5.0-1) ... $ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: cannot import name os $ sudo apt remove python-configparser $ pip install configparser https://github.com/jaraco/configparser/pull/22 $ pip list | grep configparser configparser (3.7.3) $ python -c "from backports import os" && echo ok ok Please pull a fix for this configparser problem into Ubuntu 18.04. Thanks! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: python-configparser 3.5.0-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Mar 21 13:57:17 2019 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: configparser UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-30 (325 days ago) ** Affects: configparser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1821247 Title: python-configparser 3.5.0-1 breaks the python backports namespace To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/configparser/+bug/1821247/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
