[IPython-user] svn install fails on python2.3

[Fernando Perez]

John Hunter wrote:
> Just updated ipython svn and am getting an install failure with
> python2.3 with the metaprogamming usage in rehash_dir
> 
> byte-compiling
> /home/titan/johnh/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/IPython/Extensions/rehash_dir.py
> to rehash_dir.pyc
>   File
>   "/home/titan/johnh/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/IPython/Extensions/rehash_dir.py", line 34
>     @ip.asmagic("rehashdir")
> 
> 
> Sorry if this is old news...

Mmh, I don't have that file:

http://projects.scipy.org/ipython/ipython/browser/ipython/trunk/IPython/Extensions

It must be a leftover you have in there from a previous checkout.  Just nuke 
it and update, and you should be good (make sure you also nuke the .pyc if you 
have one, just to be safe)

Cheers,

f