[root@ramanujan root]# python -V Python 2.2.3 [root@ramanujan root]# Looks like I still have 2.2 on m/c but still the same problem ever after setting the PYTHONPATH to /usr/lib/python-2.2/site-packages. Raghu. On Sun, 2004-02-15 at 13:25, Gerrit wrote: > Scott Fones wrote: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 29, in ? > > from up2date_client import up2date > > File "up2date.py", line 36, in ? > > File "depSolver.py", line 4, in ? > > File "packageList.py", line 17, in ? > > File "up2dateComps.py", line 7, in ? > > File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rhpl/comps.py", line 5, in ? > > import libxml2 > > ImportError: No module named libxml2 > > > > Any ideas? > > I've had the same problem. You have installed Python 2.3, and up2date is > being run using Python 2.3. However, libxml2 is installed for Python > 2.2. Most probably, /usr/bin/python or /usr/local/bin/python links to > Python 2.3, not Python 2.2. Try to link this one to Python 2.2 instead > of Python 2.3. > > This problem is caused by the fact that Fedora Core 1 uses Python2.2, > while many other applications use Python2.3. Libraries in Python are > installed for a specific version. Most Python apps run /usr/bin/python, > so that they often just run the 'latest'. If the libraries are installed > for an older version, they can't be found. There are multiple solutions > possible for this problem: > > - Include Python2.2/site-packages in your PYTHONPATH (see 'man python') > - Re-install libxml2 for Python 2.3 (painful because of RPM dependencies) > - Link /usr/bin/python to python2.2 as opposed to Python 2.3 (I advice this one) > - Let Fedora use Python2.3 everywhere - this is done in Fedora 2, so the > whole problem doesn't arise anymore. > > Gerrit. > > -- > Weather in Twenthe, Netherlands 15/02 17:25 UTC: > 6.0°C wind 0.4 m/s NNW (57 m above NAP) > -- > Asperger Syndroom - een persoonlijke benadering: > http://people.nl.linux.org/~gerrit/ > Kom in verzet tegen dit kabinet: > http://www.sp.nl/ >
