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>>> when i type python in my command line console i get an error message >>> >>> 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback >>> Python 2.4.3 (#1, May 5 2011, 18:44:23) >>> [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)] on linux2 >>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> what is going on and how i can fix it >>> thanks in andvance >> >> Did you write a module site.py yourself? If so rename it and don't forget >> to remove the corresponding site.pyc. If that doesn't help invoke python >> with >> >> $ python -S >> >> and then import site explicitly in the interactive interpreter: >> >> >>> import site >> >> You should get a traceback. If you cut and paste it and show it to us we >> might tell you more. > thank you Peter for your response i followed your instructions and > get this time > > python -S > Python 2.4.3 (#1, May 5 2011, 18:44:23) > [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)] on linux2 > >>> import site > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > ImportError: No module named site > >>> So the file seems to be missing indeed. Frankly, that's not what I expected, and I don't know how to proceed from here. Can you import other modules, e. g. >>> import dis ? What does >>> import sys >>> sys.path show? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
