Bug#786857: python-dolfin: fails to import

[Drew Parsons]

Package: python-dolfin
Version: 1.5.0-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

The dolfin python package fails to import:

$ python
Python 2.7.10rc1 (default, May 11 2015, 04:32:37) 
[GCC 4.9.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from dolfin import *
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dolfin/__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
    from . import cpp
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dolfin/cpp/__init__.py", line 42, in <module>
    exec("from . import %s" % module_name)
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dolfin/cpp/common.py", line 110, in <module>
    __pythonversion__ = "%d.%d.%d"%(tuple(map(int, [tmp[2], tmp[4], tmp[6]])))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'a'




-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages python-dolfin depends on:
ii  libamd2.3.1                        1:4.2.1-3
ii  libatlas3-base [liblapack.so.3]    3.10.2-7
ii  libblas3 [libblas.so.3]            1.2.20110419-10
ii  libboost-filesystem1.55.0          1.55.0+dfsg-3
ii  libboost-iostreams1.55.0           1.55.0+dfsg-3
ii  libboost-program-options1.55.0     1.55.0+dfsg-3
ii  libboost-system1.55.0              1.55.0+dfsg-3
ii  libboost-thread1.55.0              1.55.0+dfsg-3
ii  libc6                              2.19-18
ii  libcamd2.3.1                       1:4.2.1-3
ii  libccolamd2.8.0                    1:4.2.1-3
ii  libcholmod2.1.2                    1:4.2.1-3
ii  libcolamd2.8.0                     1:4.2.1-3
ii  libdolfin-dev                      1.5.0-2
ii  libdolfin1.5                       1.5.0-2
ii  libgcc1                            1:5.1.1-7
ii  libgfortran3                       5.1.1-7
ii  libgomp1                           5.1.1-7
ii  libhdf5-openmpi-8                  1.8.13+docs-15
ii  libhwloc5                          1.10.1-1
ii  liblapack3 [liblapack.so.3]        3.5.0-4
ii  libopenblas-base [liblapack.so.3]  0.2.14-1
ii  libopenmpi1.6                      1.6.5-9.2
ii  libpetsc3.4.2                      3.4.2.dfsg1-8.1+b1
ii  libpython2.7                       2.7.10~rc1-1
ii  libqtcore4                         4:4.8.6+git155-g716fbae+dfsg-2
ii  libqtgui4                          4:4.8.6+git155-g716fbae+dfsg-2
ii  libslepc3.4.2                      3.4.2.dfsg-2+b1
ii  libstdc++6                         5.1.1-7
ii  libumfpack5.6.2                    1:4.2.1-3
ii  libvtk5.8                          5.8.0-17.5
ii  libvtk5.8-qt4                      5.8.0-17.5
ii  libxml2                            2.9.2+dfsg1-3
ii  python                             2.7.9-1
ii  python-ffc                         1.5.0-3
ii  python-instant                     1.5.0-1
ii  python-netcdf                      2.9.4-3
ii  python-numpy [python-numpy-abi9]   1:1.8.2-2
ii  python-ply                         3.4-5
ii  python-six                         1.9.0-3
ii  python-sympy                       0.7.5-4
ii  python-ufl                         1.5.0-1
pn  python:any                         <none>
ii  swig                               2.0.12-1
ii  zlib1g                             1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+b1

python-dolfin recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-dolfin suggests:
ii  dolfin-doc  1.5.0-2

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