Re: [Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 92, Issue 118

[Eric Schles]

Here is my original problem:

Eric Schles wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is my first time using this service so I am unsure what proper
> formatting should be.  In any case here is my question.
>
> I just downloaded EasyInstall here:
> http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall
>
> In the example section under
> Downloading and Installing a
> Package<http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#id6>
> which is in the website listed, there is an example called example 1.
>
> I can't get it to work.  I was able to import easy_install into my python
> GUI.  But whenever I try using it I get the following message:
>>>> easy_install SQLObject
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Here is the suggestions made thus far:

>
>
>
>
> You are running Easy Install from inside Python, but using non-Python
> syntax.
>
> Normally you would run Easy Install from the shell. Under Linux, open
> your favourite xterm, console or terminal window. You should have a $
> prompt instead of the Python prompt >>>.
>
> At the shell prompt, type:
>
> easy_install SQLObject
>
> and press the Enter key, and it should just work. (If you get
> "Permission Denied" errors, you may need to use sudo or run the command
> as the root user.)
>
> Under Windows will be similar, using command.com or cmd.exe.
>
>
> --
> Steven
>
>
> Windows can't find the "easy_install.exe" because it's not in C:\ and
> not in your PATH environment variable.
>
> I've no windows here, but from reading the docs you've probably
> installed "easy_install" in your python scripts subdirectory. So you
> have to go there before you can run it:
> C:\>cd \Python2x\Scripts (x depends on your installed python version)
> C:\Python2x\Scripts>easy_install SQLObject
>
> Or you add the scripts directory to your PATH:
> http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#id5
>
> If you can't find out where it's installed, try searching for
> "easy_install.exe".
>
> HTH, Andreas
>
> Unfortunately, none of it has worked.  Maybe there is something I am
> missing?  I've never gotten a module to work before, at least not a third
> party one.


Thanks again in advance,

Sincerely,
Eric
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[Tutor] more trouble

[Eric Schles]

So far, I have tried a few things.  Listed below was my original problem and
my original help.

Eric Schles wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is my first time using this service so I am unsure what proper
> formatting should be.  In any case here is my question.
>
> I just downloaded EasyInstall here:
> http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall
>
> In the example section under
> Downloading and Installing a
> Package<http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#id6>
> which is in the website listed, there is an example called example 1.
>
> I can't get it to work.  I was able to import easy_install into my python
> GUI.  But whenever I try using it I get the following message:
>>>> easy_install SQLObject
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax


You are running Easy Install from inside Python, but using non-Python
syntax.

Normally you would run Easy Install from the shell. Under Linux, open
your favourite xterm, console or terminal window. You should have a $
prompt instead of the Python prompt >>>.

At the shell prompt, type:

easy_install SQLObject

and press the Enter key, and it should just work. (If you get
"Permission Denied" errors, you may need to use sudo or run the command
as the root user.)

Under Windows will be similar, using command.com or cmd.exe.


--
Steven

The help steven gave me makes sense, except I don't know what it means.  How
do you run the command as root?
When I try to run the command in the command line, I get the following
error:
C:\>easy_install SQLObject
'easy_install' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

What does that mean?

I also tried it in a python command prompt (just in case) and got
>>> import easy_install
>>> easy_install SQLObject
   File "", line 1
 easy_install SQLObject
  ^
syntaxError: invalid syntax

I understand that a syntax error happens when you enter something
incorrectly.  So this is likely the error steven was talking about.

So, any more ideas?

I greatly appreciate the help.

Sincerely,

Eric
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[Tutor] easy_install question

[Eric Schles]

Hello,

This is my first time using this service so I am unsure what proper
formatting should be.  In any case here is my question.

I just downloaded EasyInstall here:
http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall

In the example section under
Downloading and Installing a
Package
which is in the website listed, there is an example called example 1.

I can't get it to work.  I was able to import easy_install into my python
GUI.  But whenever I try using it I get the following message:
>>> easy_install SQLObject
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong since I copy/pasted the code from the
tutorial.  Any advice towards being able to use this module would be greatly
appreciated.

Sincerely,
Eric
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