re.compile missing in python 2.3.3/2.3.4???

[Steve]

Hi,

I just installed a fresh copy of python 2.3.3 and python 2.3.4 and
everytime a there's a call to re.compile, it says:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 76, in ?
from distutils.core import setup
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/core.py", line 16, in ?
from distutils.util import grok_environment_error
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/util.py", line 207, in ?
_wordchars_re = re.compile(r'[^\\\'\"%s ]*' % string.whitespace)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'compile'

First, how do I make the file 'setup.py' point to the directory:
/opt/python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/distutils instead. It keeps using the
default, which is: /usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/. Second, is this
related to why re.compile won't work? Please help!!!

Steve

 

[Michael Hudson]

Hi,

I just installed a fresh copy of python 2.3.3 and python 2.3.4 and
everytime a there's a call to re.compile, it says:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 76, in ?
from distutils.core import setup
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/core.py", line 16, in ?
from distutils.util import grok_environment_error
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/util.py", line 207, in ?
_wordchars_re = re.compile(r'[^\\\'\"%s ]*' % string.whitespace)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'compile'

First, how do I make the file 'setup.py' point to the directory:
/opt/python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/distutils instead. It keeps using the
default, which is: /usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/. Second, is this
related to why re.compile won't work? Please help!!!

Almost certainly.

I'm a bit confused by what you're doing and what you've done <wink>.

You built Python 2.3.4 from source with

./configure --prefix=/opt/python-2.3.4

and ran "make install". This worked?

You're now trying to install some third part package using
"/opt/python-2.3.4/bin/python setup.py install" and *this* is failing
in the manner above? Something else?

At any rate, it sounds like your installation is a bit messed up.

Cheers,
mwh

 

[Steve]

Michael,

Hi,

I just installed a fresh copy of python 2.3.3 and python 2.3.4 and
everytime a there's a call to re.compile, it says:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 76, in ?
from distutils.core import setup
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/core.py", line 16, in ?
from distutils.util import grok_environment_error
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/util.py", line 207, in ?
_wordchars_re = re.compile(r'[^\\\'\"%s ]*' % string.whitespace)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'compile'

First, how do I make the file 'setup.py' point to the directory:
/opt/python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/distutils instead. It keeps using the
default, which is: /usr/lib/python2.2/distutils/. Second, is this
related to why re.compile won't work? Please help!!!

Almost certainly.

I'm a bit confused by what you're doing and what you've done <wink>.

You built Python 2.3.4 from source with

./configure --prefix=/opt/python-2.3.4

and ran "make install". This worked?

You're now trying to install some third part package using
"/opt/python-2.3.4/bin/python setup.py install" and *this* is failing
in the manner above? Something else?

At any rate, it sounds like your installation is a bit messed up.

Cheers,
mwh

Thanks for taking the time out to answer my questiong. As a matter of
fact, the problem turned out to be just the 'PYTHONPATH' variable
pointing to an older installation (which resided in '/usr/bin').
Changing this to '/opt/python-2.3.4/lib/python-2.3' fixed the issue.

To your other question, yes installing the third party package by
running "/opt/python-2.3.4/bin/python setup.py install" was failing
because the Python interpreter kept looking for its libraries in
'/usr/lib/python-2.2'.

Thanks,

Steve