setup.py syntax error building python-imaging

[David Ripton]

Sherwin J. Singer wrote:
> I am trying to build python-imaging on RH7.3 (so I can use Sketch).  After 
> successfully compiling libImaging.a, I get a syntax error trying to execute 
> the setup.py program:
> 
> 
>>python setup.py build
> 
>   File "setup.py", line 191
>     for fw in 'Tcl', 'Tk'
>       ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 
> As far as I can tell, python-2.2 is installed, and the configure and compile 

On RH 7.3, /usr/bin/python is Python 1.5.2.  Python 2.2.1 is 
/usr/bin/python2.  You're probably running 1.5.2 when you mean to be 
running 2.2.1.

To confirm, just type "python" at the shell prompt, and you'll get an 
interactive prompt that includes the version number.  (Control-d to exit.)

"python2 setup.py build" should do what you want.

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David Ripton    dripton at ripton.net