Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Bob van der Poel
> Assuming Python is maintained only at the system-level (cf --user or > > venv) then it may be possible that installing some application that > runs > > 'on' Python added the local-library (as a "dependency"). Alternately, > > many beginners following installation instructions on

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread DL Neil via Python-list
On 1/2/21 9:39 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 12:17 PM DL Neil via Python-list > mailto:python-list@python.org>> wrote: > > On 1/2/21 6:35 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > Found it! > > Well done! > > > >>     I had the proper urllib3 installed. But,

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Bob van der Poel
On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 12:17 PM DL Neil via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > On 1/2/21 6:35 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > Found it! > > Well done! > > > >> I had the proper urllib3 installed. But, in my .local/lib/ a > previous > >> version was installed. Removing

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread DL Neil via Python-list
On 1/2/21 6:35 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: > Found it! Well done! >> I had the proper urllib3 installed. But, in my .local/lib/ a previous >> version was installed. Removing .local/lib/python3.8 has resolved the >> problem. >> >> Anyone hazard a guess as to why I had a .local

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Bob van der Poel
Found it! > > I had the proper urllib3 installed. But, in my .local/lib/ a previous > version was installed. Removing .local/lib/python3.8 has resolved the > problem. > > Anyone hazard a guess as to why I had a .local tree (nope, I did not create > it ... I don't think!). > > > That is where

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Barry Scott
> On 1 Jan 2021, at 16:50, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 9:25 PM DL Neil via Python-list < > python-list@python.org > wrote: > >> On 1/1/21 11:46 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: >>> When I run python from the command line and generate an error

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Bob van der Poel
On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 9:25 PM DL Neil via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > On 1/1/21 11:46 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: > > When I run python from the command line and generate an error I get the > > following: > > > > Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 28 2020, 12:59:40) > > [GCC 9.3.0]

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Bob van der Poel
It appears that a couple of things are happening ... and not being a python install expert by a long shot, none of it makes sense to me. But, let me first state that I've never screwed around with the python installation. I let the Ubuntu packager take care of that. - running "python -v" I get A

Re: Funny error message

2021-01-01 Thread Peter Otten
On 31/12/2020 23:46, Bob van der Poel wrote: When I run python from the command line and generate an error I get the following: Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 28 2020, 12:59:40) [GCC 9.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. z

Re: Funny error message

2020-12-31 Thread DL Neil via Python-list
On 1/1/21 11:46 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote: > When I run python from the command line and generate an error I get the > following: > > Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 28 2020, 12:59:40) > [GCC 9.3.0] on linux > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. z >

Funny error message

2020-12-31 Thread Bob van der Poel
When I run python from the command line and generate an error I get the following: Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 28 2020, 12:59:40) [GCC 9.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> z /home/bob/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/requests/__init__.py:89: