On 30/11/2007, Konstantin Svist wrote: > > After updating my F8 install with "yum update" I can't run yum anymore. I wonder why you chose a subject line like that when you broke Python yourself? You even found the cause of it, didn't you? > Here's the error I get: > > """ > There was a problem importing one of the Python modules > required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was: > > /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/cPickle.so: undefined symbol: > PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeRawUnicodeEscape That's provided by libpython (python-libs package). > I've tried reinstalling python from fedora rpm (same version) - to no avail. > Another clue: I've installed a self-compiled python in /usr/local. Most likely you override LD_LIBRARY_PATH with /usr/local and your self-built libpython in /usr/local/lib. > However, I was careful to not make it conflict with the built-in > version: Apparently not careful enough. ;)