Errors were encountered while processing: python-mode {My commands: apt-get update and apt-get install python and Playonlinux ~ Samuel F Campbell

[Samuel F. Campbell]

Precision-M4500 sam # inxi -Sz
System: Host: Precision-M4500 Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Precision-M4500 sam #
~ Samuel F Campbell

Precision-M4500 sam # apt-get install python
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
python is already the newest version (2.7.12-1~16.04).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up python-mode (1:6.2.2-1) ...
Install emacsen-common for emacs24
emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs24
Wrote /etc/emacs24/site-start.d/00debian-vars.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/debian-startup.elc
Install emacsen-common for xemacs21
emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor xemacs21
Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup...
Loading 00debian...
Loading site-start...
Loading 00debian-vars...
Loading 50dictionaries-common...
Info: Skip debian-el loading if run under dpkg control.
Loading 50python-mode...
Package python-mode not fully installed. Skipping setup.
Compiling /etc/xemacs21/site-start.d/00debian-vars.el...
Wrote /etc/xemacs21/site-start.d/00debian-vars.elc
Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/debian-startup.el...
Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/debian-startup.elc
Done
Install python-mode for emacs24
install/python-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs24
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/python-mode/doctest-mode.elc

In toplevel form:
python-mode.el:2033:38:Warning: value returned from (buffer-file-name) is
unused
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/python-mode/python-mode.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/python-mode/completion/pycomplete.elc
Install python-mode for xemacs21
install/python-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor xemacs21
Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/doctest-mode.el...
Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/doctest-mode.elc
Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/python-mode.el...
While compiling py--quote-syntax in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/python-mode.el:
::::::::::

Another try resulted:

!! Symbol's function definition is void ((string-to-syntax))
>>Error occurred processing python-mode.el:
Symbol's function definition is void: string-to-syntax

:::::::::::
Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/completion/pycomplete.el...
Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/completion/pycomplete.elc
Done
ERROR: install script from python-mode package failed
dpkg: error processing package python-mode (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
python-mode
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Precision-M4500 sam #

Looking for any suggestions ~ Samuel F Campbell

 

[Samuel F. Campbell]

Somehow in the past, I tried to remove python and have had issues every sense! I would like to resolve this without a reinstall of the operating system!

Precision-M4500 sam # inxi -Sz
System: Host: Precision-M4500 Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Precision-M4500 sam #
~ Samuel F Campbell

 

[Samuel F. Campbell]

Precision-M4500 sam # inxi -Sz
System: Host: Precision-M4500 Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Precision-M4500 sam #


An error occurred, please run Package Manager from the right-click menu or apt-get in a terminal to see what is on the error message was
"Error: BrokenCount > 0', This usually means that your installed packets have unmeet dependencies.