[Tutor] Finding the version # of a module, and py module problem

[W. eWatson]

On 8/5/2010 6:23 PM, MRAB wrote:
> W. eWatson wrote:
>> It's been awhile since I've used python, and I recall there is a way
>> to find the version number from the IDLE command line prompt. dir,
>> help, __version.__?
>>
>> I made the most minimal change to a program, and it works for me, but
>> not my partner. He gets
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> File "C:\Documents and
>> Settings\HP_Administrator.DavesDesktop\Desktop\NC-FireballReport20100729.py",
>> line 40, in <module>
>> from scipy import stats as stats # scoreatpercentile
>> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\scipy\stats\__init__.py", line 7,
>> in <module>
>> from stats import *
>> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\scipy\stats\stats.py", line 191,
>> in <module>
>> import scipy.special as special
>> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\scipy\special\__init__.py", line
>> 22, in <module>
>> from numpy.testing import NumpyTest
>> ImportError: cannot import name NumpyTest
>>
>> Here are the first few lines of code.
>>
>> import sys, os, glob
>> import string
>> from numpy import *
>> from datetime import datetime, timedelta
>> import time
>> from scipy import stats as stats # scoreatpercentile
>>
>> I'm pretty sure he has the same version of Python, 2.5, but perhaps
>> not the numpy or scipy modules. I need to find out his version numbers.
>>
> Try:
>
> import numpy
> help(numpy.version)
>
> BTW, on Python 2.6 I can see that there's "numpytest" but not
> "NumpyTest".
I have to stick with 2.5 for comparability with my partner. He's 
non-Python but was able to get Python 2.5 working. I think he somehow 
bumped ahead to a later version of numpy than I have.