undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4*

[Analabha Roy]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> Analabha Roy wrote:
> 
>> I'm running Fedora Core 3, and recently I've encountered serious problems
>> with apps that need python to run.
>>
>>  running any such app gives errors like:
>>
>> ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rhpl/iconv.so: undefined
>> symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_AsUTF8String
>>
>> Well, all apps dont produce same error but similar errors. All undefined
>> symbols start with PyUnicodeUCS4.
>> What is wrong???
> 
> Python can be built with UCS2-based or UCS4-based Unicode support.
> It looks like you're trying to use extensions built for a UCS4-based
> version with an UCS2 build.





 Thanks for your response.
I did not build python from source at all, but installed it from rpm
(python-2.3.4-13.1) downloaded from fc3 repositories.

Is it necessary to build it from source? If so, should I download the
tarball from their website or downlaod some kind of "python-devel" rpm?






> 
> (I think, but I'm not sure, that installing extensions built for certain
> Red Hat versions on FC3 may cause this problem)
> 
> For instructions on how to build the core interpreter with Unicode
> support, run "./configure --help" and look for the "--enable-unicode"
> option.
> 
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