After installing numpy, scipy, and matplotlib for python 2.6 and running the code from http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/OptimizationDemo1 (stored as xoptimize.py) in a directory with other python codes, I got the error messages
C:\python\code\mycode>python xoptimize.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "xoptimize.py", line 3, in <module> from pylab import * File "c:\python26\lib\site-packages\pylab.py", line 1, in <module> from matplotlib.pylab import * File "c:\python26\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 133, in <module> import sys, os, tempfile File "c:\python26\lib\tempfile.py", line 34, in <module> from random import Random as _Random File "C:\python\code\mycode\random.py", line 1, in <module> from RandomArray import standard_normal File "C:\python\code\mycode\RandomArray.py", line 1, in <module> import ranlib ImportError: No module named ranlib When I create a new directory, copy xoptimize.py there, and run, the program works. Can someone explain why other files are "interfering" in the first case? Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list