cofiguring errors

Binary package hint: python-pygame

there seems to be various bugs with python in ubuntu. Starting with upgrading to 8.04. When configuring dpkg reports an error in configuring various python-dev packages, due to a missing file. I created an empty file with the name and it worked.

The error here, is with python-pygame, when trying to configure packages that depend on this dpkg reports:

tharihar@TjsLaptop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up python-pygame (1.7.1release-4.1ubuntu1) ...
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
dpkg: error processing python-pygame (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of whichwayisup:
 whichwayisup depends on python-pygame; however:
  Package python-pygame is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing whichwayisup (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-pygame
 whichwayisup
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
tharihar@TjsLaptop:~$ sudo pycentral pkginstall python-pygame
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
tharihar@TjsLaptop:~$
tharihar@TjsLaptop:~$ sudo pycentral pkginstall python-pygame
pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
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this is a bug found in various places throughout wherver python is involved e.g: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdebi/+bug/204524.

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Version of the python-pygame package is:
  python-pygame:
     Installed: 1.7.1release-4.1ubuntu1
     Candidate: 1.7.1release-4.1ubuntu1
     Version table:
     *** 1.7.1release-4.1ubuntu1 0
           500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
           500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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my system info is thus:
Distro: Ubuntu
Release: 8.04 (Hardy
Kernel Linux 2.6.24-12-generic
Gnome 2.22.0
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium (R) M Processor 1.56 GHz
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Note: this is a laptop.