Public bug reported:
This might be a user specific bug but this is what happened with me.
I installed `python-scipy` using apt-get on ubuntu. While using `scikit-
image` I had to import the module `scipy.lib.six` and then I got `No
module named six`. But I had already installed `six`. So, I did some
lookups and came to know that while installing, scipy creates a symlink
to the `six` module inside `scipy.lib`. And that's how `scipy.lib.six`
import works. But there's a catch. The symlink is created as
_`../../six.py`_.
Here the issue can get user-specific. For me, six was installed inside
`/usr/local/lib/python-2.7/dist-packages/` and scipy inside
`/usr/lib/python-2.7/dist-packages/`. Note the `/local`. So, scipy was
not able to find any `../../six.py`, that's what the issue is about.
Same goes for `scipy.lib.decorator`.
If this is considered as a bug, possible solutions which I can think of
is :
1. **Complete module import inside `scipy.lib.six`**
Having a wildcard import of the six module.
We can also have a try/catch block to raise a custom exception.
2. **Create a symlink after locating the module**
```python
In [1]: import six
In [2]: six.__file__
Out[2]: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/six.pyc'
```
**Same goes for `decorator`.**
** Affects: python-scipy (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Installation Issue : Dangling symlink six and decorator
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