Hmm, it seems now the update system is also affected by the $PYTHONPATH
environment variable setting -
with PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python2.7:/usr/local/lib/python2.7 :
$ apt-get dist-upgrade
fails with :
Fetched 41.2 MB in 15s (2,623 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 552135 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../python3-problem-report_2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6_all.deb ...
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py", line 123
raise CodecRegistryError,\
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Aborted
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py", line 123
raise CodecRegistryError,\
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Aborted
dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/python3-problem-report_2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6_all.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py", line 123
raise CodecRegistryError,\
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Aborted
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Preparing to unpack .../python3-apport_2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6_all.deb ...
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py", line 123
raise CodecRegistryError,\
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Aborted
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py", line 123
raise CodecRegistryError,\
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Aborted
dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/python3-apport_2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py", line 123
raise CodecRegistryError,\
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Aborted
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
I really think that tools such as gdb and dpkg should take care of managing
critical environment variable settings
like $PYTHONPATH if they intend to use python .
It is only because I knew of this bug in advance that I did not spend ages
determining the cause of the problem was $PYTHONPATH .
To solve this issue in the past, I did write a /usr/bin/python wrapper that ,
dependant on environment variable settings, would run
either the i686 or x86_64 python binary of the required $PYTHON_VERSION . I
could attach this "C" program to this bug report if you want...
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