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Issue is because tf2_ros was compiled for python2. Detailed discussion here.

To recompile for python3 (melodic):

Install some prerequisites to use Python3 with ROS.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-catkin-pkg-modules python3-rospkg-modules python3-empy

Prepare catkin workspace

mkdir -p ~/catkin_ws/src; cd ~/catkin_ws
catkin_make
source devel/setup.bash
wstool init
wstool set -y src/geometry2 --git https://github.com/ros/geometry2 -v 0.6.5
wstool up
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src -y -r

Finally compile for Python 3

catkin_make --cmake-args \
            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
            -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3 \
            -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include/python3.6m \
            -DPYTHON_LIBRARY=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.6m.so

Do not forget to always source your workspace!