root@US154602:~# dpkg -r --force-depends python3
dpkg: python3: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 apport depends on python3.
 ubuntu-minimal depends on python3.
 python3-xkit depends on python3 (>= 3.2).
 language-selector-common depends on python3 (>= 3.2.3-3~).
 python3-software-properties depends on python3 (>= 3.2.3-3~).
 ubuntu-drivers-common depends on python3 (>= 3.2.3-3~).
 python3-pkg-resources depends on python3 (>= 3.1.2-8~).
 python3-pkg-resources depends on python3 (<< 3.3).
 python3-pkg-resources depends on python3 (>= 3.1.2-8~).
 python3-pkg-resources depends on python3 (<< 3.3).
 python3-sip depends on python3 (>= 3.2).
 python3-sip depends on python3 (<< 3.3).
 python3-sip depends on python3 (>= 3.2).
 python3-sip depends on python3 (<< 3.3).
 python3-problem-report depends on python3 (>= 3.2.3-3~).
 foomatic-db-compressed-ppds depends on python3.
 aptdaemon depends on python3 (>= 3.2).
 software-properties-common depends on python3 (>= 3.2.3-3~).
 python3-apport depends on python3 (>= 3.2.3-3~).
 python3-pykde4 depends
(Reading database ... 134967 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python3 ...
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
Aborted (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing python3 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 134
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding
EOFError: EOF read where not expected
Aborted (core dumped)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python3