Well, actually, this is a DEBIAN problem, not a python problem per se. /usr/lib/python2.5/Site.py has been patched as follows:
FOR DEBIAN, this sys.path is augmented with directories in /usr/local. Local addons go into /usr/local/lib/python<version>/site-packages (resp. /usr/local/lib/site-python), Debian addons install into /usr/{lib,share}/python<version>/site-packages. This is not the default python install behaviour (and nor should it be). Obviously I now need to get round this, and will, but actually I reckon this is an ubuntu problem that needs to push back to DEBIAN ... -- python applications fail due to library problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113298 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs