[Numpy-discussion] Having trouble installing Numpy on OS X

[Jeff Whitaker]

Nat Wilson wrote:
> Would anyone be willing to help me interpret an error while trying to  
> build and install Numpy? I've searched around, and haven't seen this  
> elsewhere.
>
> I've been running into this wall for about half the day now. I've  
> tried reinstalling Python, using numpy 1.2.0 and 1.2.1.
>
> I have Python 2.6.1, running on OS X 10.4.11, with a G4 PPC processor.
>
> Here's the print out:
>
> Ganymede:~/Desktop/numpy-1.2.1 username$ python setup.py build
> Running from numpy source directory.
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "setup.py", line 96, in <module>
>      setup_package()
>    File "setup.py", line 68, in setup_package
>      from numpy.distutils.core import setup
>    File "/Users/username/Desktop/numpy/numpy/distutils/__init__.py",  
> line 6, in <module>
>    File "/Users/username/Desktop/numpy/numpy/distutils/ccompiler.py",  
> line 11, in <module>
>    File "/Users/username/Desktop/numpy/numpy/distutils/log.py", line  
> 7, in <module>
>    File "/Users/username/Desktop/numpy/numpy/distutils/misc_util.py",  
> line 8, in <module>
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ 
> python2.6/tempfile.py", line 34, in <module>
>      from random import Random as _Random
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ 
> python2.6/random.py", line 871, in <module>
>      _inst = Random()
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ 
> python2.6/random.py", line 96, in __init__
>      self.seed(x)
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/ 
> python2.6/random.py", line 115, in seed
>      super(Random, self).seed(a)
> SystemError: error return without exception set
>
> Any ideas?
> I've had numpy/scipy installed in the past, but recently had to wipe  
> everything and start from scratch. Everything should be pretty clean  
> right now. Am I missing something obvious?
>
> Thanks,
> NJW
>   

Nat:

numpy 1.2.x doesn't work with python 2.6.  You'll either need to revert 
to python 2.5 or get the latest svn numpy (which still may have some 
python 2.6 glitches).

-Jeff