[Pythonmac-SIG] Re:How to install packages?

[pythonmac at gisborne.emailuser.net]

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> On Mar 24, 2004, at 3:17 PM, pythonmac at gisborne.emailuser.net wrote:
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>>> On Mar 24, 2004, at 2:18 PM, pythonmac at gisborne.emailuser.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> Panther. Latest update.
>>>>
>>>> Installed MacPython extensions for Panther.
>>>>
>>>> Installed wxPython for Panther.
>>>>
>>>> Go to /Applications/wxPythonOSX-2.4.1.2.
>>>>
>>>> Open Demos. Double-click on arbitrary demo. See this:
>>>>
>>>> $ "/usr/local/bin/pythonw"   
>>>> "/Applications/wxPythonOSX-2.4.1.2/demo/wxButton.pyc"  && echo Exit  
>>>> status: $? && exit 1
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>   File "/Applications/wxPythonOSX-2.4.1.2/demo/wxButton.py", line  
>>>> 2, in ?
>>>> ImportError: No module named wxPython.wx
>>>>
>>>> Wonder about how to install packages on OS X.
>>>>
>>>> Search archives. Find assertion that packages go in
>>>>
>>>> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/ 
>>>> python2.3/site-packages
>>>>
>>>> Find followup posting in February by Bob saying that:
>>>>
>>>> site-packages itself is a  symlink to /Library/Python/2.3
>>>>
>>>> Become further confused, because this is quite clearly *not* the  
>>>> case on my system -- the two folders have utterly disparate  
>>>> content.
>>>>
>>>> Try copying wxPython folder from /Library/Python/2.3 to  
>>>> /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/ 
>>>> python2.3/site-packages
>>>>
>>>> Try to run demo again. Same result.
>>>>
>>>> Become utterly confused, decide to ask mailing list. Aim to put the  
>>>> answer on the FAQ, where it clearly belongs.
>>>
>>> It sounds like the wxPython installer, or something else, broke your  
>>> installation.  /System/Library/..../python2.3/site-packages SHOULD  
>>> BE a symlink to /Library/Python/2.3
>>>
>>> -bob
>>
>> I remedied that, but I still got the same error.
>>
>> So I reinstalled wxPython. Still got the same error.
>>
>> So I reinstalled MacPython-Panther, then reinstalled wxPython. Still  
>> got the same error.
>
> It's likely that installing wxPython is going to break this symlink  
> every time you do it.  MacPython-Panther does not create this symlink  
> (it's there when you install 10.3), so re-installing it won't make a  
> difference.
>
> -bob

The link is not broken, even after reinstalling everything.