Public bug reported: python-serial is installed under /usr/share/pyshared, which is not in python(2.7)'s search path. Thus it can't be imported.
The following works around the problem: import sys sys.path.append('/usr/share/pyshared') ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: python-serial 2.5-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-2.29-generic 2.6.38-rc3 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-2-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 9 14:38:21 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_IE.utf8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: pyserial ** Affects: pyserial (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/715766 Title: ImportError: no module named serial -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs