(Please cc to the list)

When you test Python, start it with the "-v" switch, e.g.
"C:\Python27\python -v". Then "import pybel", etc. Is there anything
unusual? If not, I'm all out of ideas. Anything strange about your
computer?

- Noel

On 11 September 2011 17:36, joseph mcdonald <josephjmcdon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Noel,
>
> Thanks for your response. Following your comments below, running tests
> from C:\, I receive the same error (see below). Any guidance would be
> appreaciated.
>
> joe mcdonald
>
>
> c:\>babel -V
> Open Babel 2.3.0 -- Nov 25 2010 -- 23:22:17
>
> c:\>babel -Hsdf
> sdf  MDL MOL format
> Reads and writes V2000 and V3000 versions
> Read Options, e.g. -as
>  s  determine chirality from atom parity flags
>       This is valid only for 0D information. Atom
>       parity is always ignored on reading for MOL files
>       containing 2D or 3D information.
>  T  read title only
>  P  read title and properties only
>       When filtering an sdf file on title or properties
>       only, avoid lengthy chemical interpretation by
>       using the T or P option together with copy format.
>
> Write Options, e.g. -x3
>  3  output V3000 not V2000 (used for >999 atoms/bonds)
>  m  write no properties
>  w  recalculate wedge and hash bonds(2D structures only)
>  A  output in Alias form, e.g. Ph, if present
>
>
> Specification at: http://www.mdl.com/downloads/public/ctfile/ctfile.jsp
>
> c:\>dir "%BABEL_DATADIR%"\mr.txt
>  Volume in drive C is Windows7_OS
>  Volume Serial Number is D853-7305
>
>  Directory of C:\Program Files\OpenBabel-2.3.0\data
>
> 10/26/2010  12:37 PM             4,295 mr.txt
>               1 File(s)          4,295 bytes
>               0 Dir(s)  45,948,878,848 bytes free
>
>
> c:\>c:\python27\python
> Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on 
> win
> 32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>> import pybel
>>>> mol = pybel.readstring("smi","CC(=O)Br")
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\pybel.py", line 119, in readstring
>    raise ValueError("%s is not a recognised OpenBabel format" % format)
> ValueError: smi is not a recognised OpenBabel format
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:58 AM, Noel O'Boyle <baoille...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Something's wrong with your Open Babel installation.
>>
>> To test your installation, don't run the three tests from C:\Program
>> Files\OpenBabel-2.3.0, run them from C:\.
>>
>> - Noel
>>
>> On 8 September 2011 20:27, coalmeister <josephjmcdon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> after following instructions on:
>>> http://openbabel.org/docs/2.3.0/UseTheLibrary/PythonInstall.html#windows
>>>
>>> Receive the following error running testscript. Assistance towards
>>> resolution would be greatly appreciated. Would appear that error is
>>> encountered in line 119 pybel.py (part of openbabel python bindings).
>>>
>>> c:\>c:\python25\python
>>> Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Feb 21 2008, 13:11:45) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]
>>> on
>>> win32
>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>>>> import pybel
>>>>>> mol = pybel.readstring("smi", "CC(=O)Br")
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>>>  File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\pybel.py", line 119, in readstring
>>>    raise ValueError("%s is not a recognised OpenBabel format" % format)
>>> ValueError: smi is not a recognised OpenBabel format
>>>
>>> I uninstalled 2.5 openbabel bindings, installed 2.7 bindings, ran python2.7,
>>> same error.
>>>
>>> Following previous threads, uninstalled all bindings and openbabel 2.3.0,
>>> re-installed openbabel and 2.7 bindings, same error.
>>>
>>> Previously, users with similar errors have been requested to report details
>>> of installation. They are included below (newline whitespaces deleted):
>>>
>>> c:\Program Files\OpenBabel-2.3.0>babel -V
>>> Open Babel 2.3.0 -- Nov 25 2010 -- 23:22:17
>>>
>>> c:\Program Files\OpenBabel-2.3.0>babel -Hsdf
>>> sdf  MDL MOL format
>>> Reads and writes V2000 and V3000 versions
>>> Read Options, e.g. -as
>>>  s  determine chirality from atom parity flags
>>>       This is valid only for 0D information. Atom
>>>       parity is always ignored on reading for MOL files
>>>       containing 2D or 3D information.
>>>  T  read title only
>>>  P  read title and properties only
>>>       When filtering an sdf file on title or properties
>>>       only, avoid lengthy chemical interpretation by
>>>       using the T or P option together with copy format.
>>> Write Options, e.g. -x3
>>>  3  output V3000 not V2000 (used for >999 atoms/bonds)
>>>  m  write no properties
>>>  w  recalculate wedge and hash bonds(2D structures only)
>>>  A  output in Alias form, e.g. Ph, if present
>>> Specification at: http://www.mdl.com/downloads/public/ctfile/ctfile.jsp
>>>
>>> c:\Program Files\OpenBabel-2.3.0>dir "%BABEL_DATADIR%"\mr.txt
>>>  Volume in drive C is Windows7_OS
>>>  Volume Serial Number is D853-7305
>>>  Directory of C:\Program Files\OpenBabel-2.3.0\data
>>> 10/26/2010  12:37 PM             4,295 mr.txt
>>>               1 File(s)          4,295 bytes
>>>               0 Dir(s)  46,059,106,304 bytes free
>>>
>>>
>>>
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