A Wednesday 16 March 2011 22:34:11 nicky van foreest escrigué: > Hi, > > While trying to install pytables on ubuntu I run into a strange (for > me) problem. I followed the instructions in the README, and indeed > with the PYTHONPATH with . I can run the test succesfully in ipython > in ~/build/tables. However, if I run ipthon in another directory, > e.g., ~/build/ and try to import pytables in another directory I get > the error: > > ImportError: libhdf5-1.6.6.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No > such file or directory > > Of course I ran sudo python setup.py install but to no avail.
Is it possible that you already have stale files of previous PyTables installations? If so, I'd suggest to clean up them. Also, double check that the HDF5 lib/ dir is in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH. > There is some other strange problem too. To install tables I used > pip install -U tables. This comes a long way in the right direction, > but fails to completely compile tables. For this it is necessary to > enter the build/tables directory and run python setup.py install. > Why is that? Can you attach the logs of the errors? -- Francesc Alted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Pytables-users mailing list Pytables-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pytables-users
