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I'm getting this error

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

Calculating upgrade... Done

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

45 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 python3 (3.6.7-1~18.04) ...

running python rtupdate hooks for python3.6...

E: py3compile:183: cannot create directory /usr/share/hplip/ui5/__pycache__: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory')

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aboutdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/aligndialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/cleandialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/colorcaldialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devicesetupdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/deviceuricombobox.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr_ext.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabgrouptable.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabnametable.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/fabwindow_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/faxsetupdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/filetable.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/firmwaredialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/infodialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/linefeedcaldialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/loadpapergroupbox.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/makecopiesdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/mimetypesdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/nodevicesdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindiagnose_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/plugindialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pluginlicensedialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/pqdiagdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printernamecombobox.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettings_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingsdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printsettingstoolbox.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/printtestpagedialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/queuesconf.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/readonlyradiobutton.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/sendfaxdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/settingsdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/setupdialog_base5.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systemtray.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/systrayframe_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/ui_utils.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/upgradedialog_base.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog.py'

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/share/hplip/ui5/wifisetupdialog_base.py'

error running python rtupdate hook hplip-data

dpkg: error processing package python3 (--configure):

 installed python3 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 4

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-notifier-common:

 update-notifier-common depends on python3:any; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package update-notifier-common (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-web-launchers:

 ubuntu-web-launchers depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-web-launchers (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-sqlparse:

 python3-sqlparse depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-sqlparse (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-brlapi:

 python3-brlapi depends on python3 (= 3.6~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-brlapi depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-brlapi (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-django-restricted-resource:

 python3-django-restricted-resource depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-django-restricted-resource (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-update-manager:

 python3-update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-update-manager (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                         No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                       No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

     wadllib:

 python3-wadllib depends on python3:any (>= 3.4~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-wadllib (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-shell:

 gnome-shell depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package gnome-shell (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk:

 apport-gtk depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package apport-gtk (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-django:

 python3-django depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-django (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apturl:

 apturl depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package apturl (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-release-upgrader-core:

 ubuntu-release-upgrader-core depends on pyNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                         thon3:any (>= 3.2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-apport:

 python3-apport depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-apport (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg:

 xserver-xorg depends on python3-apport; however:

  Package python3-apport is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package xserver-xorg (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-problem-report:

 python3-problem-report depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-problem-report (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-drivers-common:

 ubuntu-drivers-common depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-drivers-common (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-pafy:

 python3-pafy depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: error processing package python3-pafy (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-uno:

 python3-uno depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-uno depends on python3 (= 3.6~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-uno (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-properties-gtk:

 software-properties-gtk depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 software-properties-gtk depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 software-properties-gtk depends on ubuntu-drivers-common (>= 1:0.2.75); however:

  Package ubuntu-drivers-common is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package software-properties-gtk (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apturl-common:

 apturl-common depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 apturl-common depends on python3-update-manager; however:

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                                Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package apturl-common (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-notifier:

 update-notifier depends on update-notifier-common (= 3.192.1.4); however:

  Package update-notifier-common is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package update-notifier (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-software:

 gnome-software depends on software-properties-gtk; however:

  Package software-properties-gtk is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package gnome-software (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unattended-upgrades:

 unattended-upgrades depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already



dpkg: error processing package unattended-upgrades (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport:

 apport depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 apport depends on python3-apport (>= 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5); however:

  Package python3-apport is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager:

 update-manager depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 update-manager depends on update-notifier; however:

  Package update-notifier is not configured yet.

 update-manager depends on policykit-1-gnome | polkit-kde-agent-1 | lxpolkit | lxqt-policykit | mate-polkit | polkit-1-auth-agent; however:

  Package policykit-1-gnome is not installed.

  Package polkit-kde-agent-1 is not installed.

  Package lxpolkit is not installed.

  Package lxqt-policykit is not installed.

  Package mate-polkit is not installed.

  Package polkit-1-auth-agent is not installed.

  Package gnome-shell which provides polkit-1-auth-agent is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package update-manager (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-gdbm:amd64:

 python3-gdbm:amd64 depends on python3 (>= 3.6.6-1~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-gdbm:amd64 depends on python3 (= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-software-properties depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-software-properties (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-menus:

 gnome-menus depends on python3:any (>= 3.1~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                            dpkg: error processing package gnome-menus (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-ttystatus:

 python3-ttystatus depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-ttystatus depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-ttystatus (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ttf-mscorefonts-installer:

 ttf-mscorefonts-installer depends on update-notifier-common (>= 0.119ubuntu2); however:

  Package update-notifier-common is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package ttf-mscorefonts-installer (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-lib2to3:

 python3-lib2to3 depends on python3 (>= 3.6.6-1~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-lib2to3 depends on python3 (= 3.6.6-1~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-distutils depends on python3 (= 3.6.4); however:

  Package python3-lib2to3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-distutils (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of networkd-dispatcher:

 networkd-dispatcher depends on python3:any; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package networkd-dispatcher (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-distupgrade:

 python3-distupgrade depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-distupgrade depends on python3-update-manager (>= 1:0.196.2~); however:

  Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-distupgrade (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xorg:

 xorg depends on xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1); however:

  Package xserver-xorg is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package xorg (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-properties-common:

 software-properties-common depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 software-properties-common depends on python3; however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 software-properties-common depends on python3-software-properties (= 0.96.24.32.5); however:

  Package python3-software-properties is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package software-properties-common (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk:

 ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk depends on ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (= 1:18.04.29); however:

  Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core is not configured yet.

 ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk depends on update-manager; however:

  Package update-manager is not configured yet.

 ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk depends on python3-distupgrade (= 1:18.04.29); however:

  Package python3-distupgrade is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-frozendict:

 python3-frozendict depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                            dpkg: error processing package python3-frozendict (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager-core:

 update-manager-core depends on python3:any (>= 3.2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 update-manager-core depends on python3-update-manager (= 1:18.04.11.7); however:

  Package python3-update-manager is not configured yet.

 update-manager-core depends on ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (>= 1:18.04.9); however:

  Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package update-manager-core (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-software:

 ubuntu-software depends on gnome-software (>= 3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.4); however:

  Package gnome-software is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-software (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-apt:

 python3-apt depends on python3 (= 3.6~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.

 python3-apt depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-apt (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-itypes:

 python3-itypes depends on python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~); however:

  Package python3 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package python3-itypes (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-software-plugin-snap:

 gnome-software-plugin-snap depends on gnome-software (= 3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.4); however:

  Package gnome-software is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package gnome-software-plugin-snap (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gdm3:

 gdm3 depends on gnome-shell (>= 3.19.92); however:

  Package gnome-shell is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package gdm3 (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:

 python3

 update-notifier-common

 ubuntu-web-launchers

 python3-sqlparse

 python3-brlapi

 python3-django-restricted-resource

 python3-update-manager

 python3-wadllib

 gnome-shell

 apport-gtk

 python3-django

 apturl

 ubuntu-release-upgrader-core

 python3-apport

 xserver-xorg

 python3-problem-report

 ubuntu-drivers-common

 python3-pafy

 python3-uno

 software-properties-gtk

 apturl-common

 update-notifier

 gnome-software

 unattended-upgrades

 apport

 update-manager

 python3-gdbm:amd64

 python3-software-properties

 gnome-menus

 python3-ttystatus

 ttf-mscorefonts-installer

 python3-lib2to3

 python3-distutils

 networkd-dispatcher

 python3-distupgrade

 xorg

 software-properties-common

 ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk

 python3-frozendict

 update-manager-core

 ubuntu-software

 python3-apt

 python3-itypes

 gnome-software-plugin-snap

 gdm3

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I'm usually pretty good at figuring this out as I always find answers on here but this one is stumping me!

Not sure if this will help, but perhaps try running sudo apt --fix-broken install Another thing that could be an issue is if there is something else like another apt install $PROGRAM running in the background, preventing access to that directory

EDIT

I think there was some sort of corruption issue with the hplip package. Purging then reinstalling seemed to fix the issue for OP
sudo apt purge '^hplip' and then sudo apt install hplip-data hplip-gui