cannot install scipy

[Travis Oliphant]

Robert Kern wrote:
> nitro wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am using a Debian system. I installed NumPy and everything works
>>well. When I try to install SciPy, I get the following error. Any help
>>would be appreciated.
>>
>>===
>>idf at server1:~/scipy/scipy-0.4.4$ python setup.py install
>>import core -> failed:
>>/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numpy/core/multiarray.so: undefined
>>symbol: PyOS_ascii_strtod
>>import random -> failed: 'module' object has no attribute 'dtype'
>>import lib -> failed:
>>/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numpy/core/multiarray.so: undefined
>>symbol: PyOS_ascii_strtod
>>Fatal Python error: can't initialize module lapack_lite
>>Aborted
>>idf at server1:~/scipy/scipy-0.4.4$

Actually, the numpy install did not go well.  Try

 >>> import numpy

from a standard Python shell.

It looks like you are using Python 2.3 and NumPy 0.9.4 built without the 
required Python 2.3 patch.

-Travis