As I carefully re-read the installation instructions, I see now how I missed the prerequisites because I misread the documentation. I had interpreted the instructions as applying only if you didn't have Python 2.7 installed. When I read down through the actual commands, I see that there are other prerequisites that are required. Since I did have Python 2.7 installed, I skipped over the rest. Might be worth an edit on the next revision of the documentation to clarify that having Python 2.7 installed doesn't mean skip the stuff below!
David On Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:27:54 UTC-4, Dave Webb wrote: > > It's a prerequisite. > > # other required packages:sudo apt-get install python-configobj > > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 11:33 AM David Beach <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I decided to try a new installation (my old one is still working) using >> the setup.py method to make what looks to me like a tidier installation. >> I'm pretty new and inexperienced with how the intricacies of Linux command >> line work but I'm trying to learn. I used the instructions in the weewx >> docs. >> >> I downloaded the installation file from weewx, use tar to decompress, >> changed to the new directory where the decompressed files were and ran >> <./setup.py build>. I got this: >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "./setup.py", line 19, in <module> >> import configobj >> ImportError: No module named configobj >> >> So... what am I doing wrong? And where the heck is configobj? >> >> I have also attached a pic of the screen in case I made some error in >> transcription or in case my pic gets removed from the post. (Because of the >> way my RPi is set up and my lack of knowledge about Linux, taking a pic was >> the easiest method for me!) >> >> Thanks for the help. >> >> David >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
