Python

["Heine DeJager" <heine1@ix.netcom.com>]

>On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Heine DeJager wrote:
>
>> HI Folks,
>> 
>> I have a problem installing python1.4 (hamm), and here follows the output
>> from trying to run dpkg --configure python-base. 
>> 
>> Setting up python-base (1.4.0-4) ...
>>   File "/usr/lib/python1.4/compileall.py", line 8
>>     import os
>>      ^
>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>> dpkg: error processing python-base (--configure):
>>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>  python-base
>> 
>> Does anyone know what I should do to correct this?
>
>No, I don't.  But maybe you can look at other possibilities.  I recently
>removed debian python1.4 from my system and compiled and installed python
>1.5 in /usr/local.
>
>Another possibility is to try out the python 1.5 rpm-packages that are
>already available using alien.  I did not try that out myself, but it
>might just work.
>
>I include a message from the python user's mailinglist with information
>about the RPM-packages:
>

Hi Johann,

That could work work, but would not fix the dependeny problems I now
have. Python 1.4 would not remove itself, and packages installed
cannot configure because of their dependency on python1.4.

Thanks

Heine




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