this looks more like disk corruption. nothing python related. SyntaxError: invalid syntax
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/emxccompiler.py", line 108 (dll_name, dll_extension) = os.path.splitext( ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax Sorry: TypeError: compile() expected string without null bytes dpkg: error processing package python2.7 (--configure): ** Package changed: python2.7 (Ubuntu) => ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1633858 Title: package python2.7 2.7.12-1~16.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1633858/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs