That's fixed since Hardy:
debconf (1.5.16) unstable; urgency=low
* Drop python 2.3. Closes: #447864
-- Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:01:13 -0400
** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)
Status: Confirmed => Fi
It's not worth diverging from Debian to remove it. Once Debian stops
supporting python2.3, it can go away.
** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: New => Confirmed
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Package has a file in /usr/lib/python2.3/...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128597
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