Python on Windows

[graham]

On 19/10/2012 14:24, graham wrote:
> On 16/10/2012 12:29, graham wrote:
>>
>> Downloaded and installed Python 2.7.3 for windows (an XP machine).
>>
>> Entered the Python interactive interpreter/command line and typed the
>> following:
>>
>>      >>>import feedparser
>>
>> and I get the error message "No module named feedparser".
>>
>> There is a feedparser.py file lurking around - so I suppose Python
>> cannot find it.
>>
>> Anyone: What to do?
>>
>>
>>
>> GC
>>
>
> Thanks to everyone who replied.
>
> Python was installed in the subdirectory C:\Python27 with the file
> feedparser.py residing in C:\Python27\Lib\email.
>
> Setting the Windows environment variable (which did not previously
> exist) to C:\Python27\Lib\email allowed me to import feedparser
> successfully.
>
> However, it seems that this feedparser module is not the module I wanted.
>
> I'm trying to follow an introductory Python course from the magazine
> Linux Format (issue number 120 I think). The article includes the
> following lines:
>
>>>> import feedparser
>>>> url = “http://weather.yahooapis.com/forecastrss?p=UKXX0637&u=c”
>>>> data = feedparser.parse(url)
>
> This is fine using Ubuntu (after installing the feedparser package) but
> now, running XP I get
>
>>>> data = feedparser.parse(url)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'parse'
>
>
>
> So there seems to be at least 2 feedparser modules - the one I have does
> not include "parse". How can I identify the correct one? How do I
>
> This is all confusing and frustrating.
>
> Some searching suggests I need the 'universal feed parser' code. I can
> find documentation for this but no code/module file. Is it available
> only for Unix-like OS's?
>
> GC
>
>

Once again thanks to those that replied.

Since I posted, I found a version 4.1 on sourceforge.

I guessed/muddled my way through installation and it seems to work.

To Tom Golden,
   Thanks for the link to http://pypi.python.org/pypi/feedparser/ - I 
couldn't find it and I don't know how you did.

The version at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/feedparser/ is 5.1. Can I 
simply install 'over the top' of the previous one or do I need to 
uninstall V4.1?


GC