In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Boddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 31 Aug, 20:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Laird) wrote: >> >> Let's take a definite example: I have a convenient >> Ubuntu 8.04.1 >> The content of /etc/apt/sources.list is >> debhttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntuhardy main restricted >> debhttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntuhardy-updates main restricted >> debhttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntuhardy universe multiverse >> debhttp://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntuhardy-security main restricted >> I do >> apt-get update >> apt-get upgrade >> apt-get install python2.5 >> then >> # python2.5 >> Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Dec 11 2006, 21:09:56) >> [GCC 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)] on linux2 >> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >> >>> import sqlite3 >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> >> File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/__init__.py", line 24, in ><module> >> from dbapi2 import * >> File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/dbapi2.py", line 27, in <module> >> from _sqlite3 import * >> ImportError: No module named _sqlite3 >> >> How do you interpret this? > >What do you get if you run this command...? > > dpkg -s python2.5 > >For me, I get something which mentions the following: > > Package: python2.5 > > [...] > > Depends: python2.5-minimal (= 2.5.1-0ubuntu1.2), mime-support, > libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.5-0ubuntu1), libdb4.4, > libncursesw5 (>= 5.4-5), libreadline5 (>= 5.2), > libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.3.13), libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8c-1) For me: Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.4), libdb4.6, libncursesw5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3), libreadline5 (>= 5.2), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.4.2), libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8f-1), mime-support, python2.5-minimal (= 2.5.2-2ubuntu4.1) > >Note the presence of the libsqlite3-0 package. In addition, you should >have the sqlite3 extension module somewhere: > > locate sqlite3.so > >This should tell you where the sqlite libraries are as well as where >the extension module is. For me, I get something which includes the >following: > > /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/_sqlite3.so > /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so.0 /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/_sqlite3.so /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so.0.8.6 /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/libsqlite3.so /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/libsqlite3.so.0 /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so.0 /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so > >Passing one of these to "dpkg -S" should say which package provided >it. libsqlite3-dev: /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so > >The strange thing is that the Ubuntu package information for your >version does mention the sqlite dependency and include the extension >module in the list of files: > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/python2.5 > >You can run the following command to see whether your python2.5 >package really provides the extension module: > > dpkg --listfiles python2.5 # dpkg --listfiles python2.5 | grep sqli /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3 /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/__init__.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/dbapi.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/factory.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/hooks.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/regression.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/transactions.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/types.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/test/userfunctions.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/__init__.py /usr/lib/python2.5/sqlite3/dbapi2.py /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/_sqlite3.so > >Even if the sqlite library is installed, if that package doesn't >provide the extension module, something must be wrong with it because >it should be there. > >Paul
I'm certainly perplexed, and welcome suggestions. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list