On Jul 19, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Louis Pecora wrote: > Bob Ippolito wrote: > > >> On Jul 19, 2005, at 3:36 AM, Louis Pecora wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> I've been having trouble running Python from BBEdit and the >>> MacPython >>> IDE (neither works) so I tried to start from the terminal. I get >>> this >>> message: >>> >>> louispec% python -v >>> # installing zipimport hook >>> import zipimport # builtin >>> # installed zipimport hook >>> 'import site' failed; traceback: >>> >>> >>> >> >> That's no good. Have you been screwing with environment variables? >> PYTHONPATH, etc.? >> >> >> > Yeah, I know I have trouble. I haven't messed with any variables. > The > whole thing worked fine, then after a trip to a conference where I > barely used the computer, Python was dead. > > Disk First Aid repaired some of the directory (I think that's what it > does) involving some Python Frameworks, but then ground to a halt > with a > cryptic message that it couldn't fix whatever it is that broken. > > I have ordered DiskWarrior and will try that. I suspect something is > broken in the directory. But then I'm not an expert, maybe it's > something in Python. > > >> Did the files get deleted from /System/Library/Frameworks/ >> Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3 ? Or were the >> permissions mangled? >> >> > Not that I know of, but down in the directory you mention just > above I have the following files shown below (sorry for the long > list). I notice that no files with names beginning with a letter > past 'p' are there. I'm not sure what's supposed to be there, but > this looks suspicious. > > Opinions? > > Files in /System/Library ... lib/python2.3:
That list is incomplete, files are missing. Reinstall Mac OS X or upgrade to 10.4. -bob _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
