This file is indexed.

preinst is in python-rpm 4.11.1-3.

This file is a maintainer script. It is executed when installing (*inst) or removing (*rm) the package.

The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.

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#!/bin/sh
# remove this file after releasing Squeeze
set -e
if [ "$1" = upgrade ] && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt 4.7.1-5
then
      pycentral pkgremove python-rpm
      # if pycentral doesn't remove all files, use below lines
      rm -rf /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/
      rm -rf /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rpm/
fi