nis module error

[Moshe Zadka]

On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Jacob Hunt wrote:

> I am new to python and want to use the nis module.  When I import the
> module I get the error:
> 
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ImportError: /usr/lib/python1.5/lib-dynload/nismodule.so: undefined
> symbol: yperr_string
> 
> what does this mean?  How can I correct the problem or is there a way
> around it.
> 
> I am using python 1.5.2 on x86 SuSE 6.4.

It basically means that SuSE has f**ked up the dependancy. Try compiling
Python from source and see if the problem goes away (it should)
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