Public bug reported: 1. Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04
2. python-scientific: Installed: 2.8-2build1 Candidate: 2.8-2build1 Version table: *** 2.8-2build1 0 500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3. python -c "import numpy as np; import Scientific.IO.NetCDF as nc; ncf = nc.NetCDFFile('t.nc','w'); ncf.createDimension('dim2', 2); ncf.createDimension('n',2); sym = ncf.createVariable('d','c',('n','dim2')); sym[:] = [' C', ' O']; print sym[:]" Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> ValueError: could not convert string to float: C 4. This is probably due to python-scientific being built with an older version of python-numpy (or python?). After rebuilding python-scientific according to http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/20 and installing the resulting python-netcdf the above one-liner works. ** Affects: python-scientific (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/1041302 Title: python-scientific needs rebuilding To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-scientific/+bug/1041302/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs