Public bug reported: In the source folder for http://code.google.com/p/netcdf4-python/ running `python setup.py install` as described in the README file fails with:
logi@magni:~/python-lib/netCDF4-0.9.9$ python setup.py install Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 2, in <module> from numpy.distutils.core import setup, Extension File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/distutils/core.py", line 25, in <module> from numpy.distutils.command import config, config_compiler, \ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_ext.py", line 16, in <module> from numpy.distutils.system_info import combine_paths File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/distutils/system_info.py", line 205, in <module> p = sp.Popen(["dpkg-architecture", "-qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH"], stdout=sp.PIPE) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ errread, errwrite) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1249, in _execute_child raise child_exception OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory This has worked on Ubuntu 11.10, an earlier iteration of 12.04 (although the exact package version number is lost in the mists of time) and a Debian testing. Running the same line interactively, either identically as `from numpy.distutils.core import setup, Extension` or as `import numpy.distutils.core` fails in the same way. To verify: logi@magni:~/python-lib/netCDF4-0.9.9$ file /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/__init__.py /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/__init__.py: symbolic link to `../../../../../share/pyshared/numpy/core/__init__.py' logi@magni:~/python-lib/netCDF4-0.9.9$ file /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/../../../../../share/pyshared/numpy/core/__init__.py /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/../../../../../share/pyshared/numpy/core/__init__.py: Python script, ASCII text executable logi@magni:~/python-lib/netCDF4-0.9.9$ python Python 2.7.3rc1 (default, Mar 10 2012, 08:44:28) [GCC 4.6.3] on linux2 logi@magni:~/python-lib/netCDF4-0.9.9$ dpkg --list *numpy* [headers] ii python-numpy 1:1.6.1-5ubuntu1 Numerical Python adds a fast array facility to the Python language [uninstalled packages] ** Affects: python-numpy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/956901 Title: Failing `import numpy.distutils.core` with python-numpy package installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-numpy/+bug/956901/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs