python27: Failed to locate 'xz' in path

[fgermano@…]

following set up git mercurial for mac instructions
git-core fails to install
failed to locate xz in path
installed python 2.7.3 directly
reran port for git-core

--->  Computing dependencies for git-core
--->  Dependencies to be installed: python27 rsync popt
--->  Extracting python27
Error: org.macports.extract for port python27 returned: Failed to locate 'xz' in path: '/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin' or at its MacPorts configuration time location, did you move it?
Error: Failed to install python27
Please see the log file for port python27 for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python27/python27/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: python27 rsync popt
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port git-core failed

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Is the xz port in fact installed? It should be, since it's listed as a dependency of python27. Please "sudo port clean python27" and try again, then attach the main.log file if it fails again.

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