The requested version is in the repos and the changelog suggests that at the time of filing the reporter's installation was not uptodate.
http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/p/python2.7/python2.7_2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1/changelog ** Changed in: python2.7 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python2.7 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1853525 Title: no python 2.7.17 in LTS version Status in python2.7 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Python 2.7 in 18.04 that is LTS version is in 2.7.15 RC1 version this version broke my scripts and get me segmentation fault each time I trying to do something. IN LTS version always LATEST python 2.7 should be supported which is 2.7.17. so why I have .15 and in RC1 version. Who is maintainer of this package that sleeps so long. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1853525/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp