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When trying:

$ sudo dpkg -i python-numpy_1.13.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-numpy:
 python-numpy depends on python (>= 2.7~); however:
  Package python is not installed.
 python-numpy depends on python (<< 2.8); however:
  Package python is not installed.
 python-numpy depends on python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~); however:
 python-numpy depends on python:any (<< 2.8); however:

In same directory doing:

$ python
Python 2.7.15rc1 (default, Apr 15 2018, 21:51:34)
[GCC 7.3.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

$ which python
/usr/bin/python

How to solve dpkg error?

OS is Ubuntu18.04 LTS & I downloaded the releavnt numpy version.

Machine is not connected to internet.

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  • You should not install packages with such low-level tool as dpkg. Use normal tools such as APT - try sudo apt-get install python python-numpy. Also please add output of which python to the question.
    – N0rbert
    Oct 29, 2018 at 11:00

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the dpkg error is a-bit misleading, what is missing isn't python but python-dev. Install python-dev with all it's dependencies.

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  • I tried to install Mendeley Desktop for Linux (Kubuntu 20.10) and I incurred in this error ... you were absolutely right! Installing python-dev solved the problem, although it really installed python2.7-dev and python-is-python2, so now my python command points to python2 instead of python3. If I install python-is-python3 mendeley no longer works
    – robertspierre
    Dec 5, 2020 at 21:13
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I would suggest this code for dependency Problems sudo apt-get install -f

This may solve Your problem if the dependent .deb files are in the Linux repository

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