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  • yum fails for python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-4.el7.noarch

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    Besides the identified Dell issue 3409271 I also cannot update python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-4.el7.noarch

    I get as error that the older version cannot be removed.

    What can I do please?
    Thanks for help

    Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
    Examining python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm: python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch
    Marking python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm as an update to python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-4.el7.noarch
    Resolving Dependencies
    --> Running transaction check
    ---> Package python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch 0:3.4.0.2-4.el7 will be updated
    ---> Package python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch 0:3.5.0.1-1.el7 will be an update
    --> Finished Dependency Resolution
    
    Dependencies Resolved
    
    ========================================================================================================================================================================================================
     Package                                                Arch                      Version                            Repository                                                                    Size
    ========================================================================================================================================================================================================
    Updating:
     python-backports-ssl_match_hostname                    noarch                    3.5.0.1-1.el7                      /python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch                     18 k
    
    Transaction Summary
    ========================================================================================================================================================================================================
    Upgrade  1 Package
    
    Total size: 18 k
    Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
    Downloading packages:
    Running transaction check
    Running transaction test
    Transaction test succeeded
    Running transaction
      Updating   : python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch                                                                                                                             1/2 
    Error unpacking rpm package python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch
    error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports.ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-py2.7.egg-info: cpio: rename
      Verifying  : python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1.el7.noarch                                                                                                                             1/2 
    python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-4.el7.noarch was supposed to be removed but is not!
      Verifying  : python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-4.el7.noarch                                                                                                                             2/2 
    
    Failed:
      python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch 0:3.4.0.2-4.el7                                         python-backports-ssl_match_hostname.noarch 0:3.5.0.1-1.el7                                        
    
    Complete!
    

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