Package: libpython2.7-minimal Version: 2.7.4~rc1-3 Severity: normal Users can work around this by defining MAXREPEAT in sre_constants.py and commenting out the import in sre_parse.py and sre_compile.py (in /usr/lib/python2.7). Searching around, seems this problem has existed for quite a while. That it breaks reportbug may explain the lack of reports...
An example traceback: ejr@qNaN:~$ reportbug libpython2.7-minimal Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 563, in <module> main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 545, in main known_paths = addusersitepackages(known_paths) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 272, in addusersitepackages user_site = getusersitepackages() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 247, in getusersitepackages user_base = getuserbase() # this will also set USER_BASE File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 237, in getuserbase USER_BASE = get_config_var('userbase') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 578, in get_config_var return get_config_vars().get(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py", line 505, in get_config_vars import re File "/usr/lib/python2.7/re.py", line 105, in <module> import sre_compile File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.py", line 14, in <module> import sre_parse File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.py", line 17, in <module> from sre_constants import * File "/usr/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.py", line 18, in <module> from _sre import MAXREPEAT ImportError: cannot import name MAXREPEAT -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (800, 'testing'), (700, 'unstable'), (600, 'experimental'), (500, 'lenny') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.8.0-wl-ejr3+ (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash libpython2.7-minimal depends on no packages. Versions of packages libpython2.7-minimal recommends: ii libpython2.7-stdlib 2.7.4~rc1-3 libpython2.7-minimal suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- debsums errors found: debsums: changed file /usr/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.py (from libpython2.7-minimal:amd64 package) debsums: changed file /usr/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.py (from libpython2.7-minimal:amd64 package) debsums: changed file /usr/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.py (from libpython2.7-minimal:amd64 package) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org