Hmm Yeah, it sounds like you have system configuration issues.
This means that you might want to test your system setup. Maybe installing
a clean virtual machine (with a Windows client) and then installing Python &
PyTables would indicate what is wrong with your current system.
2011/7/26 José María García Pérez <josemaria.alk...@gmail.com>
> That is exactly how I proceed. I had originally python26. After failing, I
> decided it was time to update to python27 and install from scratch, but the
> issue persist.
>
> I have had this kind of issues before, so I suspect it is my company's
> machine rather than something wrong happening with pytables. Other times I
> have managed to make it work, but I struggle a lot to do it (e.g. installing
> different versions of gtk, qt, installing libraries, playing with the path,
> ...). I was looking for a kind of systematic procedure to make things work
> if this ever happens again to me.
>
> I tried EPD Free without success.
>
> Cheers,
> José M.
>
> 2011/7/26 Anthony Scopatz <scop...@gmail.com>
>
>> Hello Jose,
>>
>> You could try the following:
>>
>> 1. Get a fresh Python 2.7 install
>> 2. Install PyTables again
>> 3. And see if you get the same error.
>>
>> It seems like the compiler that was used to build Python and that used to
>> build PyTables might be different. (How are you getting Python?)
>>
>> You could also try other binary distributions, such as EPD Free, PythonXY,
>> or these http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>> Be Well
>> Anthony
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM, PyTables Org <pytab...@googlemail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> *From: *pytables-users-boun...@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> *Date: *July 26, 2011 3:18:45 PM GMT+02:00
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>>> *From: *José María García Pérez <josemaria.alk...@gmail.com>
>>> *Date: *July 26, 2011 3:18:38 PM GMT+02:00
>>> *To: *pytables-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> *Subject: **Windows installation problems*
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>> I have been using PyTables from time to time from long ago. I am trying
>>> to use it again, but this time I am not managing to make it work in Windows
>>> (I am using it in Linux). I used the binary installation:
>>>
>>> tables-2.2.1.win32-py2.7.exe
>>>
>>>
>>> I am using a laptop, 32bits with Windows XP, no admin rights and python
>>> 2.7. The installation finished without any complain. But then I get the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
>>> on win32
>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> >>> import tables
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>>> File "c:\Home\C08937\Python27\Lib\site-packages\tables\__init__.py",
>>> line 63,
>>> in <module>
>>> from tables.utilsExtension import getPyTablesVersion, getHDF5Version
>>> ImportError: DLL load failed: No se pudo iniciar la aplicaci≤n porque su
>>> configu
>>> raci≤n es incorrecta. Reinstalar la aplicaci≤n puede solucionar el
>>> problema.
>>> >>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have investigated as much as a I could. I tried "Dependency Walker" and
>>> "Resource Hacker", but I get nowhere. I believe I have the required DLLs in
>>> the system and accesible in the path. When I open hd5dll.dll with
>>> "Dependency Walker" it complains about:
>>>
>>> Error: The Side-by-Side configuration information for
>>> "....\python27\lib\site-packages\tables\HDF5DLL.DLL" contains errors. No se
>>> pudo iniciar la aplicaci n porque su configuraci n es incorrecta. Reinstalar
>>> la aplicaci n puede solucionar el problema (14001).
>>> Error: The Side-by-Side configuration information for
>>> "....\python27\lib\site-packages\tables\SZIP.DLL" contains errors. No se
>>> pudo iniciar la aplicaci n porque su configuraci n es incorrecta. Reinstalar
>>> la aplicaci n puede solucionar el problema (14001).
>>>
>>>
>>> Any clue? Could anybody state a systematic approach to get it working?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> José M.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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