no 3rd party packages can be imported, /var/lib/python-support/python2.4 empty

Binary package hint: python-support

The problem appeared somewhere during piecewise upgrade from dapper to edgy, which I have now finished. I am unable to import any python modules except those that reside in /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages. The file /usr/lib/python2.4/python-support.pth is dangling symling to /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/.path, which does not exist (that directory is empty).

I tried running "update-python-modules -f" but it doesn't change anything. I do not have any customized configs in /etc/python*/ .

Thanks for any help. Additional information below, ask fo more if neede. Regards, VS.

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falx:/var/lib/python-support > ls -RA
.:
2.4.3 python2.4

./2.4.3:
GnuPGInterface.py .path

./python2.4:

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falx:/var/lib/python-support > dpkg -l |grep py |egrep ^ii <
ii fdutils 5.5-20060227-1 Linux floppy utilities
ii libboost-python1.33.1 1.33.1-7ubuntu1 Boost.Python Library
ii python 2.4.3-11ubuntu3 An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default vers
ii python-apt 0.6.19ubuntu9 Python interface to libapt-pkg
ii python-beagle 0.2.9-1ubuntu3 python bindings for beagle
ii python-cairo 1.2.0-1build1 Python bindings for the Cairo vector graphics library
ii python-central 0.5.6ubuntu2 register and build utility for Python packages
ii python-dbus 0.71-2ubuntu1 simple interprocess messaging system (Python interface)
ii python-doc 2.4.3-11ubuntu3 Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python
ii python-gammu 0.14-2 Python module to communicate with mobile phones
ii python-gconf 2.16.0-0ubuntu6 Python bindings for GConf2
ii python-gdbm 2.4.3-4ubuntu1 GNU dbm database support for Python
ii python-glade2 2.10.3-0ubuntu3 GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii python-gmenu 2.16.1-0ubuntu1 an implementation of the freedesktop menu specification for GNOM
ii python-gnome2 2.16.0-0ubuntu6 Python bindings for the GNOME desktop environment
ii python-gnome2-desktop 2.16.0-0ubuntu2 Python bindings for the GNOME desktop environment
ii python-gnome2-extras 2.14.2-0ubuntu6 Python bindings for the GNOME desktop environment
ii python-gnomecanvas 2.16.0-0ubuntu6 Python bindings for gnomecanvas
ii python-gnupginterface 0.3.2-9 Python interface to GnuPG (GPG)
ii python-gobject 2.12.2-0ubuntu1 Python bindings for the GObject
ii python-gtk2 2.10.3-0ubuntu3 Python bindings for the GTK+ widget set
ii python-gtk2-doc 2.10.3-0ubuntu3 Python bindings for the GTK+ widget set - documentation
ii python-gtkhtml2 2.14.2-0ubuntu6 Python bindings for the GtkHTML2 library
ii python-id3lib 0.5.1-6ubuntu2 id3lib wrapper for Python - dummy package
ii python-imaging 1.1.5-10build1 Python Imaging Library
ii python-imaging-doc 1.1.5-10build1 Examples for the Python Imaging Library
ii python-imaging-doc-html 1.1.2-1 Documentation for the Python Imaging Library.
ii python-imaging-tk 1.1.5-10build1 Python Imaging Library ImageTk Module
ii python-launchpad-integration 0.1.4.3 library for launchpad integration
ii python-libxml2 2.6.26.dfsg-2ubuntu4 Python bindings for the GNOME XML library
ii python-matplotlib-data 0.87.5-2ubuntu1 python based plotting system (data package)
ii python-minimal 2.4.3-11ubuntu3 A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
ii python-numeric 24.2-5build1 Numerical (matrix-oriented) Mathematics for Python
ii python-numeric-ext 24.2-5build1 Extension modules for Numeric Python
ii python-pyogg 1.3-1.1ubuntu2 A Python interface to the Ogg library
ii python-pyorbit 2.14.1-2build1 A Python language binding for the ORBit2 CORBA implementation
ii python-pysqlite2 2.3.2-1build1 python interface to SQLite 3
ii python-support 0.5.3ubuntu1 automated rebuilding support for python modules
ii python-tk 2.4.3-4ubuntu1 Tkinter - Writing Tk applications with Python
ii python-uno 2.0.4-0ubuntu2 Python interface for OpenOffice.org
ii python-visual 3.2.1-4 VPython 3D scientific visualization library
ii python-vte 0.14.1-0ubuntu1 Python bindings for the VTE widget set
ii python-wxgtk2.6 2.6.3.2.1.5 wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit (wxPython binding)
ii python-wxversion 2.6.3.2.1.5 wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit (wxPython version selec
ii python-xdg 0.15-1.1ubuntu1 A python library to access freedesktop.org standards
ii python-xlib-doc 0.12-5.1build1 Documentation for the Python interface to the X11 Protocol
ii python2.4 2.4.4~c1-0ubuntu1 An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.4)
ii python2.4-dev 2.4.4~c1-0ubuntu1 Header files and a static library for Python (v2.4)
ii python2.4-doc 2.4.4~c1-0ubuntu1 Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python
ii python2.4-gamin 0.1.7-3ubuntu2 Python binding for the gamin client library
ii python2.4-id3lib 0.5.1-6ubuntu2 id3lib wrapper for Python - library
ii python2.4-ldap 2.0.4-1ubuntu4 A LDAP interface module for Python 2.4
ii python2.4-minimal 2.4.4~c1-0ubuntu1 A minimal subset of the Python language (version 2.4)
ii python2.4-numarray 1.5.1-1ubuntu3 An array processing package modelled after Python-Numeric
ii python2.4-numarray-ext 1.5.1-1ubuntu3 Extension modules for Python array processing
ii python2.4-xlib 0.12-5 Interface for Python to the X11 Protocol (for Python2.4)
ii rsync 2.6.8-2ubuntu3 fast remote file copy program (like rcp)
ii tcpspy 1.7d-3 Incoming and Outgoing TCP/IP connections logger
ii xdpyinfo 1.0.1-0ubuntu1 X display information

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falx:/var/lib/python-support > python -v <
# installing zipimport hook
import zipimport # builtin
# installed zipimport hook
# /usr/lib/python2.4/site.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/site.py
import site # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/site.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/os.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/os.py
import os # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/os.pyc
import posix # builtin
# /usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.py
import posixpath # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/posixpath.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/stat.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/stat.py
import stat # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/stat.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/UserDict.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/UserDict.py
import UserDict # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/UserDict.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/copy_reg.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/copy_reg.py
import copy_reg # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/copy_reg.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/types.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/types.py
import types # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/types.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/warnings.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/warnings.py
import warnings # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/warnings.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/linecache.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/linecache.py
import linecache # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/linecache.pyc
import encodings # directory /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings
# /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/__init__.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/__init__.py
import encodings # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/__init__.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/codecs.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/codecs.py
import codecs # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/codecs.pyc
import _codecs # builtin
# /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/aliases.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/aliases.py
import encodings.aliases # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/aliases.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/utf_8.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/utf_8.py
import encodings.utf_8 # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.4/encodings/utf_8.pyc
Python 2.4.4c1 (#2, Oct 11 2006, 21:51:02)
[GCC 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
dlopen("/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/readline.so", 2);
import readline # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/readline.so
>>> import sys; print sys.path
['', '/home/vaclav/.local/python', '/var/lib/python-support', '/usr/lib/python24.zip', '/usr/lib/python2.4', '/usr/lib/python2.4/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-tk', '/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload', '/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Numeric', '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PIL', '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cairo', '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode']

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