[Python-modules-team] Bug#420067: python-pudge: Installation failed (SyntaxError)

[Christoph Haas]

Package: python-pudge
Version: 0.1.3~svn134-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Installing python-pudge fails if python2.3 is still installed:

Unpacking python-pudge (from .../python-pudge_0.1.3~svn134-1_all.deb) ...
Setting up python-pudge (0.1.3~svn134-1) ...
INFO: using old version '/usr/bin/python2.3'
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pudge/peruser.py ...
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pudge/peruser.py", line 94
    @property
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (69)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (69)
dpkg: error processing python-pudge (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-pudge
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up python-pudge (0.1.3~svn134-1) ...
INFO: using old version '/usr/bin/python2.3'
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pudge/peruser.py ...
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pudge/peruser.py", line 94
    @property
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (58)
pycentral pkginstall: error byte-compiling files (58)
dpkg: error processing python-pudge (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-pudge


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (900, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages python-pudge depends on:
ii  python                        2.4.4-2    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-central                0.5.12     register and build utility for Pyt
ii  python-docutils               0.4-4      Utilities for the documentation of
ii  python-kid                    0.9.5-1    simple Pythonic template language 
ii  python-paste                  1.3-2      Tools for using a Web Server Gatew
ii  python-setuptools             0.6c5-2    Python Distutils Enhancements

Versions of packages python-pudge recommends:
pn  python-pygments               <none>     (no description available)

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