[IPython-user] ipython windows

[Eric Zollars]

I uninstalled ipython and readline.  Since I had allowed readline to 
overwrite the previous (Enthought) readline this left me with an empty 
readline folder in site-packages.  Reinstalled readline-1.12

 >>import readline
 >>dir(readline)
['PyReadline','__builtins__','__doc__','__file__','__none__','__path__']
 >>print readline.__file__
C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\readline\__init__.pyc

So obviously I am not getting the expected result but I do not know why.

Eric

Fernando.Perez at colorado.edu wrote:
> Hi Eric,
> 
> I'm cc-ing the ipython user list because I prefer to continue this discussion
> on-list.  We may get help from other win32 users, and it will also get archived
> for future reference.  Here's the list page (you need to subscribe to post - too
> much spam):
> 
> http://scipy.net/mailman/listinfo/ipython-user
> 
> Quoting Eric Zollars <zollars at caltech.edu>:
> 
> 
>>Unfortunately not.
>>Install ends with same error.
>>
>>Installed:
>>ctypes-0.9.6.win32-py2.3.exe
>>readline-1.12.win32.exe
> 
> 
> I've failed to reproduce your problem. Here's what I installed (in that order):
> 
> python 2.3.5 from python.org
> pywin32 build 204
> ctypes 0.9.6
> readline 1.12 - installed for py2.3
> ipython 0.6.15 - official download from ipython.scipy.org
> 
> I can't really test the enthought build right now, because it's an enormous
> download and I'm home on a slow link, it would take all day to download.  But
> it sounds like there's a problem with their setup.
> 
> The above process went by without a hitch for me.  The traceback you posted:
> 
> 
>>>  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\IPython\FlexCompleter.py", line
>>>198, in ?
>>>    readline.set_completer(Completer().complete)
>>>AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'set_completer'
>>>*** run_installscript: internal error 0xFFFFFFFF ***
> 
> 
> points to a readline problem.  It looks like you are not picking up the proper
> readline.  Please try to open a regular python shell and do thi
> 
> 
>>>>import readline
>>>>dir(readline)
> 
> 
> The output I get is:
> 
> ['CTRL', 'Console', 'GetOutputFile', 'PyReadline', 'Readline', '__all__', '__bui
> ltins__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__name__', '__path__', 'add_history', 'c32', '
> commonprefix', 'get_begidx', 'get_completer', 'get_completer_delims', 'get_endid
> x', 'get_history_length', 'get_line_buffer', 'glob', 'insert_text', 'key_text_to
> _keyinfo', 'keysyms', 'log', 'math', 'operator', 'os', 'parse_and_bind', 'quote_
> char', 're', 'read_history_file', 'read_init_file', 'rl', 'set_completer', 'set_
> completer_delims', 'set_history_length', 'set_pre_input_hook', 'set_startup_hook
> ', 'string', 'sys', 'traceback', 'write_history_file']
> 
> Also show us this:
> 
> 
>>>>print readline.__file__
> 
> C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\readline\__init__.pyc
> 
> The UNC readline _does_ have the needed method, so you must somehow be picking
> up an invalid one...
> 
> [Off-topic, or the old ipython-users members] I'm coming out of the closet right
> now...  This week I got a PC where I'm installing win32 :)  We all have a price,
> and eventually a project came where I needed to use win32, so I'm actually
> typing this email in Firefox under WinXP.
> 
> I've spent the whole weekend trying to turn this godforsaken wasteland of
> technical misdecisions into something bearable, and I'm making some progress
> thanks to Cygwin and a native XEmacs... The upshot is that for the foreseeable
> future, I'll be able to test win32 issues myself, which will be a good thing. 
> I'm still pretty ignorant on many things related to the platform, but at least
> I'll be able to see the problems directly, instead of debugging by proxy.
> 
> Anyway, back on to Eric's problem.
> 
> 
>>Is the ipython.exe supposed to be in C:\Python23?
> 
> 
> There is no ipython.exe, the 'executable' ipython is just a starter python
> script, which gets called via python.  A shortcut is made in your start menu by
> the installer which points to:
> 
> C:\Python23\python.exe C:\Python23\scripts\ipython
> 
> 
> 
>>ipython-wininst.log ends with:
>>300 Run Script:
>>[python23.dll]C:\Python23\Scripts\ipython_win_post_install.py
>>*** Installation finished 2005/10/22 23:22 ***
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> f
> 
> [ Background of our original discussion for the archive:]
> 
> 
>>Fernando.Perez at colorado.edu wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Eric,
>>>
>>>Quoting Eric Zollars <zollars at caltech.edu>:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Fernando-
>>>>	I am trying to setup ipython on a windows machine.  I downloaded the
>>>>enthought python package (http://www.enthought.com/python/) which
>>>>apparently has pywin32,readline,and ctypes.  The error I get on
>>>>installation of ipython is already listed on your site:
>>>>
>>>>Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>  File "<string>", line 74, in ?
>>>>  File "<string>", line 16, in install
>>>>  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\IPython\__init__.py", line 52, in ?
>>>>    __import__(name,glob,loc,[])
>>>>  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 30, in ?
>>>>    from IPython.iplib import InteractiveShell
>>>>  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\IPython\iplib.py", line 176, in ?
>>>>    from IPython import FlexCompleter
>>>>  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\IPython\FlexCompleter.py", line
>>>>198, in ?
>>>>    readline.set_completer(Completer().complete)
>>>>AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'set_completer'
>>>>*** run_installscript: internal error 0xFFFFFFFF ***
>>>>
>>>>What do I need to do?  I noticed the ctypes with enthought is old and I
>>>>am unsure which readline is included.  Any help is appreciated, python
>>>>on windows is new to me.
>>>
>>>
>>>I think you'll need to manually update to a more current ctypes.  If I
>>
>>recall
>>
>>>correctly, Enthon ships with ctypes 0.6.X, which is not enough for proper
>>>readline support.  It should be possible for you to just update ctypes and
>>>readline to the current ones, and then install ipython without further
>>>troubles.
>>>
>>>Let me know if that doesn't work and I'll try to assist you further.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>f
> 
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