[Python-modules-team] Bug#524490: dpkg: error processing python-elementtree (--configure)

[Markus Carcus]

Package: python-elementtree
Version: 1.2.6-13
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software

Whilst using Tasksel to add the Desktop Enviroment i obtained the following error:-

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Reading extended state information...
Initializing package states...
Reading task descriptions...
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
  epiphany-extensions gnome python-elementtree 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Setting up python-elementtree (1.2.6-13) ...
Usage: update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package_directory [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package.dirs [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-a|-f|-p]

update-python-modules: error: /usr/share/python-support/python-elementtree.public is not a directory
dpkg: error processing python-elementtree (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of epiphany-extensions:
 epiphany-extensions depends on python-elementtree; however:
  Package python-elementtree is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing epiphany-extensions (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome:
 gnome depends on epiphany-extensions; however:
  Package epiphany-extensions is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnome (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-elementtree
 epiphany-extensions
 gnome


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages python-elementtree depends on:
ii  python                        2.5.4-2    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-support                0.8.7      automated rebuilding support for P

python-elementtree recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-elementtree suggests:
pn  python-elementtree-doc        <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information