[linux] centos 5.3 yum update python lukt niet

[Paul de Vries]

op een server draait onder xen centos 5.3 als dom0 en die heeft een  
probleem met python.
op dezelfde server draait ook een centos 5.3 als domu, en die heeft  
python netjes verwerkt.

wat is hier aan de hand en wat moet ik er mee doen? python remove &  
install kan niet want dan werkt yum niet meer :-)

mvg paul.


# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, kmod, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
  * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net
  * base: mirror.oxilion.nl
  * updates: mirror.oxilion.nl
  * addons: mirror.oxilion.nl
  * extras: mirror.oxilion.nl
390 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python.x86_64 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6 set to be updated
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ?
     yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
   File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 229, in user_main
     errcode = main(args)
   File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 145, in main
     (result, resultmsgs) = base.buildTransaction()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 647,  
in buildTransaction
     (rescode, restring) = self.resolveDeps()
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 704,  
in resolveDeps
     for po, dep in self._checkFileRequires():
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 939,  
in _checkFileRequires
     if not self.tsInfo.getOldProvides(filename) and not  
self.tsInfo.getNewProvides(filename):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/transactioninfo.py",  
line 414, in getNewProvides
     for pkg, hits in self.pkgSack.getProvides(name, flag,  
version).iteritems():
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packageSack.py", line  
300, in getProvides
     return self._computeAggregateDictResult("getProvides", name,  
flags, version)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packageSack.py", line  
470, in _computeAggregateDictResult
     sackResult = apply(method, args)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line  
861, in getProvides
     return self._search("provides", name, flags, version)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 43,  
in newFunc
     return func(*args, **kwargs)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line  
837, in _search
     for pkg in self.searchFiles(name, strict=True):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 43,  
in newFunc
     return func(*args, **kwargs)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line  
586, in searchFiles
     self._sql_pkgKey2po(rep, cur, pkgs)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line  
470, in _sql_pkgKey2po
     pkg = self._packageByKey(repo, ob['pkgKey'])
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line  
413, in _packageByKey
     po = self.pc(repo, cur.fetchone())
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 68,  
in __init__
     self._read_db_obj(db_obj)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/sqlitesack.py", line 94,  
in _read_db_obj
     setattr(self, item, _share_data(db_obj[item]))
TypeError: unsubscriptable object