[Pythonmac-SIG] python help() >modules problem

[George Wright]

Gidday
When I start python2.5 (on OSX 2.5.4) in Terminal
then help()
then modules
I don't get the expected list of modules but this error:

help> modules

Please wait a moment while I gather a list of all available modules...

Leopard libedit detected.
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/site.py", line 348, in __call__
     return pydoc.help(*args, **kwds)
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1647, in __call__
     self.interact()
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1665, in interact
     self.help(request)
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1681, in help
     elif request == 'modules': self.listmodules()
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1802, in listmodules
     ModuleScanner().run(callback)
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1853, in run
     for importer, modname, ispkg in pkgutil.walk_packages():
   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pkgutil.py", line 110, in walk_packages
     __import__(name)
   File "/usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wxaddons/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>
     config = wx.Config("wxaddons")
   File "//usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wx-2.8-mac-unicode/wx/_misc.py", line 3298, in __init__
     _misc_.Config_swiginit(self,_misc_.new_Config(*args, **kwargs))
wx._core.PyNoAppError: The wx.App object must be created first!

I don't understand why it is interested in wx.App ??

If I try to run wx demos from the developer examples I get a similar  
response:

python2.5 /Developer/Examples/wxWidgets/wxPython/demo/SizedControls.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/Developer/Examples/wxWidgets/wxPython/demo/ 
SizedControls.py", line 2, in <module>
     import wxaddons.sized_controls as sc
   File "/usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wxaddons/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>
     config = wx.Config("wxaddons")
   File "//usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wx-2.8-mac-unicode/wx/_misc.py", line 3298, in __init__
     _misc_.Config_swiginit(self,_misc_.new_Config(*args, **kwargs))
wx._core.PyNoAppError: The wx.App object must be created first!


Furthermore:
If I start python2.6 I do get the asked for list of modules but the  
Python application fires up
and bounces in dock until it eventually stops and reports "Application  
Not Responding"


Anyone help?

George Wright
georgewr at bigpond.net.au
http://mywebsite.bigpond.net.au/georgewr
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~gwright