[Tutor] ImportError: No module named '_sysconfigdata_m'

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 01:33:23PM +0100, Oscar Benjamin wrote:

> If you want to mess with your system 'sudo rm -rf' is definitely the
> way to go. Don't bother reporting this as a bug since you've
> *definitely* voided the warranty (that your free software didn't come
> with).

I first read that as "sudo rm -rf ." and thought "That's a bit harsh, 
isn't it?"


> Debian/Ubuntu and other derivatives such as Mint do not use the
> python.org tarball as it comes out of the box. They apply a whole
> bunch of system specific patches so that Python fits in with their
> Debian way of doing things. This may be why you're seeing the error
> with your un-patched CPython.

Just to be clear, this only applies when replacing the *system Python* 
with an unpatched version. I normally build multiple versions of Python 
from source, and install them parallel to the system Python, and they 
work fine on Debian.



-- 
Steven