[Numpy-discussion] numpy quit working
Robert Kern
robert.kern at gmail.com
Wed Jan 16 13:01:13 EST 2008
Kevin Christman wrote:
> I've started to use numpy (1.0.4) and matplotlib but it suddenly quit working. Now when I import a simple test script:
> import numpy
> numpy.linspace(0,1)
>
> it gives the following error:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "D:/anothertest.py", line 1, in <module>
> import numpy
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py", line 37, in <module>
> import testing
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy\testing\__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
> from numpytest import *
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy\testing\numpytest.py", line 19, in <module>
> from numpy.distutils.exec_command import splitcmdline
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
> import ccompiler
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\ccompiler.py", line 46, in <module>
> replace_method(CCompiler, 'spawn', CCompiler_spawn)
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\ccompiler.py", line 24, in replace_method
> m = new.instancemethod(func, None, klass)
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'instancemethod'
>
> However, other import statements, like "import time" work ok.
> The problem first started when a script would only run if on the root of the drive (e.g. D:\), but now even if I run it from there it doesn't work. What's going on?
Do you have a module called new.py somewhere? If so, then it is overriding the
standard library's "new" module which we use.
>>> import new
>>> new
<module 'new' from 'C:\Python25\lib\new.pyc'>
If that filename does not point to 'C:\Python25\lib\new.pyc', then you have a
problem.
--
Robert Kern
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco
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