On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:08:15 +0200, Hans Jørgen Kjærnet <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As we are using different versions of python in our Studio, we would > like sip to be installed into ONE common location. > > Here's a list of our pythons: > python2.5.1 - compiled from repository and installed into a shared > network location > maya2009-python2.5.1 - The program we use for 3D (Autodesk Maya > 2009)This is the python2.5.1 that comes with maya and resides under > the maya location. It's a built in interpreter. > nuke5.2-python2.5.1 - This is the python2.5.1 for nuke (The Foundry, > Nuke). Also a built in interpreter. > > So, my initial thought was to compile and install sip (4.10.1) into > one common site wide location (so there will be less maintenance), > say: /net/share/python/site-packages, and have > PYTHONPATH=/net/share/python/site-packages. > > However, sip will only work for the python interpreter that was used > to compile sip. In this case, let's assume I'm using the self compiled > python2.5.1 from the repository. When I try to import sip from inside > maya or nuke, I get a "Undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS2_DecodeLatin1. I > figure this is becasue it can't locate the libpython.so in the > self-compiled python2.5.1. Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH doesn't do the > trick either - besides, I really don`t want to have LD_LIBRARY_PATH > configured. > > I did install sip for each of the pythons, and it worked. This is what > I would like to avoid as it presents an extra step of maintenance when > dealing with upgrades. > > So, question: > Is there a way to have the sip module shared between multiple > instances of python interpreters - and if so - what's the best way to > do this? FYI, PyQt works fine from a single site wide location.
The likely problem is that your Python interpreters have been built differently relating to how Unicode characters are stored. Phil _______________________________________________ PyQt mailing list [email protected] http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt
