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> From: Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benja...@gmail.com> > To: Albert-Jan Roskam <fo...@yahoo.com> > Cc: Python Mailing List <tutor@python.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Tutor] ImportError: No module named '_sysconfigdata_m' <snip> >> I was planning to reply after I had the chance to do some checks that were > suggested (I am on a Windows computer now) but I can't resist replying now. > I am using Linux Mint XFCE. I have to look up the exact version number. I > recently downloaded and installed Python 3.3. I downloaded the tarball and > compiled, tested and installed everything as per instructions in the (readme? > install?) file. There where hundreds of tests and I confess I didn't closely > study the test results (some would fail anyway, such as winreg). Apart from > the > behavior that I posted, everything appears to work normally (phew) If I type > "python", python 2.7 fires up. Also, I entirely removed python 3.2 > (sudo rm -rf $(which python3.2), IIRC), which came with Linux Mint. Not sure > if > this is relevant, but I also installed Tox ,which is a wrapper for virtualenv > that makes it easy to e.g. run nosetests with different python versions. >> >> >> OoooOoOoh, I hope Steven is not correct that I messed up the Python version > that my OS uses. ;-) > > If you want to mess with your system 'sudo rm -rf' is definitely the > way to go. Don't bother reporting this as a bug since you've > *definitely* voided the warranty (that your free software didn't come > with). And the 'f' (force) makes it particularly bad? I guess I learnt something the hard way today. > Debian/Ubuntu and other derivatives such as Mint do not use the > python.org tarball as it comes out of the box. They apply a whole > bunch of system specific patches so that Python fits in with their > Debian way of doing things. This may be why you're seeing the error > with your un-patched CPython. Ok, I did not know that. I am surprised that Mint uses Python 3.2 internally. I thought only Python 2.7 was used. > BTW why did you feel the need to delete it? If you say what you were > trying to achieve I guarantee that someone will suggest a better way > of achieving the same thing. I just didn't want to have more versions than I actually need. Python 3.3 is closer to Python 2.7 than earlier Python 3 versions. I am now planning to reinstall Python 3.2 using "sudo apt-get install python3" _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
