[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #116872] 2.0c1 can't "import string" ?!

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Bug #116872, was updated on 2000-Oct-14 08:55
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Core
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Summary: 2.0c1 can't "import string" ?!

Details: Win98, 2.0c1 just installed.
D:\Python20>python
Python 2.0c1 (#7, Oct  9 2000, 18:44:43) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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>>> import string
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "d:\python20\lib\string.py", line 191, in ?
    _StringType = type('')
SystemError: new style getargs format but argument is not a tuple
>>>

??? an installation problem, maybe... ???  What COULD
it ever be...???  Does make the system near-unusable
(IDLE can't start, etc).


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