update-python-modules crashed with IOError in post_change_stuff()

Binary package hint: python-support

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running "apt-get -f install" gives the following

Need to get 0B/323kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 183546 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python-gnome2-extras 2.19.1-0ubuntu7 (using .../python-gnome2-extras_2.19.1-0ubuntu7_i386.deb) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 348, in <module>
    post_change_stuff(py)
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
    file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/bootconfig/__init__.py'
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 348, in <module>
    post_change_stuff(py)
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
    file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/bootconfig/__init__.py'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-gnome2-extras_2.19.1-0ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 344, in <module>
    bytecompile_all(py)
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 238, in bytecompile_all
    post_change_stuff(py)
  File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 224, in post_change_stuff
    file(initfile,"w").close()
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/bootconfig/__init__.py'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python-gnome2-extras_2.19.1-0ubuntu7_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 26 13:03:08 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-python-modules
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: python-support 0.7.5
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-python-modules python-gnome2-extras
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-python-modules', 'python-gnome2-extras']
SourcePackage: python-support
Title: update-python-modules crashed with IOError in post_change_stuff()
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic i686
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