I can confirm that your suggestion works. I simply did this: >>sudo apt install --reinstall python\*-decorator
and apt proceeded to fix the problem. Here are the details. sudo apt install --reinstall python\*-decorator [sudo] password for cad: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'python3-decorator' for glob 'python*-decorator' Note, selecting 'python-decorator' for glob 'python*-decorator' 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 18.7 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 python-decorator all 4.0.6-1 [9,326 B] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 python3-decorator all 4.0.6-1 [9,388 B] Fetched 18.7 kB in 0s (46.8 kB/s) (Reading database ... 861833 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../0-python-decorator_4.0.6-1_all.deb ... Unpacking python-decorator (4.0.6-1) over (4.0.6-1) ... Preparing to unpack .../1-python3-decorator_4.0.6-1_all.deb ... Unpacking python3-decorator (4.0.6-1) over (4.0.6-1) ... Setting up python-decorator (4.0.6-1) ... Setting up python3-decorator (4.0.6-1) ... Setting up python3-scipy (0.17.1-1) ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1621803 Title: package python3-scipy 0.17.0-1 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/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1621803/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
