Originally posted by: ctremel

this is a real mess, please fix asap.

root@kug01123: /root # rpm -qi python
Name        : python
Version     : 2.7.15
Release     : 3
Architecture: ppc
Install Date: Tue Jan 29 13:21:27 2019
Group       : Development/Languages
Size        : 85738810
License     : Modified CNRI Open Source License
Signature   : (none)
Source RPM  : python-2.7.15-3.src.rpm
Build Date  : Wed Jan  2 14:14:28 2019
Build Host  : aixoss-automation-3.in.ibm.com
Relocations : /opt/freeware

 /root # yum list installed
ERROR:root:code for hash md5 was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 147, in <module>
    globals()[__func_name] = __get_hash(__func_name)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type md5
ERROR:root:code for hash sha1 was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 147, in <module>
    globals()[__func_name] = __get_hash(__func_name)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type sha1
ERROR:root:code for hash sha224 was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 147, in <module>
    globals()[__func_name] = __get_hash(__func_name)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type sha224
ERROR:root:code for hash sha256 was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 147, in <module>
    globals()[__func_name] = __get_hash(__func_name)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type sha256
ERROR:root:code for hash sha384 was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 147, in <module>
    globals()[__func_name] = __get_hash(__func_name)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type sha384
ERROR:root:code for hash sha512 was not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 147, in <module>
    globals()[__func_name] = __get_hash(__func_name)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type sha512
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
    yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
  File "/opt/freeware/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 288, in user_main
    errcode = main(args)
  File "/opt/freeware/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 140, in main
    result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands()
  File "/opt/freeware/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 440, in doCommands
    return self.yum_cli_commands[self.basecmd].doCommand(self, self.basecmd, self.extcmds)
  File "/opt/freeware/share/yum-cli/yumcommands.py", line 304, in doCommand
    ypl = base.returnPkgLists(extcmds, installed_available=highlight)
  File "/opt/freeware/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 1006, in returnPkgLists
    ignore_case=True)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 2319, in doPackageLists
    avail = self.pkgSack.returnNewestByNameArch(patterns=patterns,
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 900, in <lambda>
    pkgSack = property(fget=lambda self: self._getSacks(),
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 681, in _getSacks
    self.repos.populateSack(which=repos)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 294, in populateSack
    sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback, cacheonly)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 164, in populate
    if self._check_db_version(repo, mydbtype):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 222, in _check_db_version
    return repo._check_db_version(mdtype)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1264, in _check_db_version
    repoXML = self.repoXML
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1463, in <lambda>
    repoXML = property(fget=lambda self: self._getRepoXML(),
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1455, in _getRepoXML
    self._loadRepoXML(text=self)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1445, in _loadRepoXML
    return self._groupLoadRepoXML(text, self._mdpolicy2mdtypes())
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1420, in _groupLoadRepoXML
    if self._commonLoadRepoXML(text):
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1248, in _commonLoadRepoXML
    self._repoXML = self._parseRepoXML(result)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1044, in _parseRepoXML
    return repoMDObject.RepoMD(self.id, local)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/repoMDObject.py", line 124, in __init__
    self.parse(srcfile)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/repoMDObject.py", line 139, in parse
    ignore_missing=True, ignore_none=True)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/misc.py", line 306, in __init__
    self.checksums = Checksums(checksums, ignore_missing, ignore_none)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/misc.py", line 242, in __init__
    sumalgo = hashlib.new(sumtype)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 116, in __py_new
    return __get_builtin_constructor(name)(string)
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/hashlib.py", line 97, in __get_builtin_constructor
    raise ValueError('unsupported hash type ' + name)
ValueError: unsupported hash type sha256

Originally posted by: AyappanP

Check this --> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=ac3ada02-c604-46a5-bb19-63558ae52ce7&ps=25

Originally posted by: ctremel

there is no openssl rpm package on this machine, just the lpp openssl. i'd like to think that your rpm stuff is backwards compatible to older openssl versions because depending on latest openssl would be ridicolous. i mean, who wants to upgrade the system openssl before every yum update?

Originally posted by: AyappanP

We have been linking to older openssl library for long time and we decided to move on to the newer supported library version. 

At some point you have to make the switch. And it is always recommended to have the latest openssl lpp fileset in your machine. 

Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Originally posted by: AyappanP

One more thing..

 If your machine don't have the corresponding library version in openssl library archive, rpm would not have allowed you to install python 2.7.15-3 in the first place.

So something else is wrong with your environment. Please re-check whether you have any left over openssl libraries in /opt/freeware/lib from previous installations (openssl rpm installations).

Originally posted by: ctremel

could this be the culprit?

 /opt/freeware/lib # ls -l | grep ssl
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system       368379 Dec 29 2008  libssl.so.0
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system      3643037 Jul 14 2018  libssl3.a
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system      1691166 Jul 14 2018  libssl3.so

Originally posted by: AyappanP

This one "libssl.so.0"  exactly.

We never provide this file through any rpm in Toolbox. Please remove it and check.