hp 11.11 64 bit python 2.5 build gets error "import site failed"

["Martin v. Löwis"]

bhochstetler at gmail.com schrieb:
> I am on a hp 11.11 machine doing a 64 bit python 2.5 build. When I get
> my python executable created and run it, I get the error:
> 
> "import site failed"
> OverflowError: signed integer is greater than the maximum.

Are you sure about the error message? That error is never produced
in Python. Instead, it may print an OverflowError with

signed integer is greater than maximum

(i.e. no period, no "the").

Regards,
Martin