Ray Jones wrote: > On 08/28/2012 11:06 AM, Peter Otten wrote: >> Ray Jones wrote: >> >>> I'm working on another Python replacement for a Bash script, and I ran >>> into a need for enhanced time zone functions. Following directions I >>> found on a web site, I did the following: >>> >>> # easy_install --upgrade pytz >>> Searching for pytz >>> Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pytz/ >>> Reading http://pytz.sourceforge.net >>> Reading http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=79122 >>> Reading http://www.stuartbishop.net/Software/pytz >>> Reading http://sourceforge.net/projects/pytz/ >>> Best match: pytz 2012d >>> Downloading >>> http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/p/pytz/pytz-2012d- >> py2.7.egg#md5=e6f9219ae6eff242f13c6700413df69e >>> Processing pytz-2012d-py2.7.egg >>> creating /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pytz-2012d-py2.7.egg >>> Extracting pytz-2012d-py2.7.egg to >>> /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages Adding pytz 2012d to >>> easy-install.pth file >>> >>> Installed /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pytz-2012d-py2.7.egg >>> Processing dependencies for pytz >>> Finished processing dependencies for pytz >>> >>> >>> Everything I'm reading suggests that now I should have the pytz module >>> available to me. But from iPython: >>> >>> >>> In [1]: import pytz >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ImportError Traceback (most recent call >>> last) >>> >>> /home/ray/<ipython console> in <module>() >>> >>> ImportError: No module named pytz >> Do you have multiple python installations on your machine? Do you run >> easy_install in one and ipython in another? > Perhaps. But the module is not accessible from the 'python' shell, from > 'idle', or from iPython. > > As I peruse Synaptic I find I have active installations of Ubuntu's > basic python, python2.7, and python2.7-minimal. But are these separate > installations?
No, I suspected that you had a system python and a self-compiled one, i. e. that you have both /usr/local/bin/python and /usr/bin/python If that were the case then you should be able to import pytz into one of these. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
