Setting up python2.3 (2.3.4-10sid) ...
Compiling python modules in /usr/lib/python2.3 ...
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.3/formatter.py ...
Sorry: TypeError: ('compile() expected string without null bytes',)
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.3/pickletools.py ...
Sorry: TypeError: ('compile() expected string without null bytes',)
Compiling /usr/lib/python2.3/xmlrpclib.py ...
Sorry: TypeError: ('compile() expected string without null bytes',)
dpkg: error processing python2.3 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.3-tk:
 python2.3-tk depends on python2.3 (= 2.3.4-10sid); however:
  Package python2.3 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python2.3-tk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xchat:
 xchat depends on python2.3 (>= 2.3); however:
  Package python2.3 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xchat (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-tk:
 python-tk depends on python2.3-tk (>= 2.3.4-8); however:
  Package python2.3-tk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-tk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python:
 python depends on python2.3 (>= 2.3.4-8); however:
  Package python2.3 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xchat-common:
 xchat-common depends on xchat | xchat-text; however:
  Package xchat is not configured yet.
  Package xchat-text is not installed.
dpkg: error processing xchat-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python2.3
 python2.3-tk
 xchat
 python-tk
 python
 xchat-common