Hi, I have installed python two days ago on a USB memory stick (I am on the move and have no laptop.) I am on windows computers, mostly XP, all the time.
Now, after pluging it in to a different computer, I get the following message when I run pyhthon: 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback python -v gives: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G:\Python25>python -v # installing zipimport hook import zipimport # builtin # installed zipimport hook # G:\Python25\lib\site.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\site.py import site # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\site.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\os.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\os.py import os # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\os.pyc import nt # builtin # G:\Python25\lib\ntpath.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\ntpath.py import ntpath # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\ntpath.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\stat.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\stat.py import stat # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\stat.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\UserDict.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\UserDict.py import UserDict # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\UserDict.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\copy_reg.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\copy_reg.py import copy_reg # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\copy_reg.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\types.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\types.py import types # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\types.pyc import _types # builtin # zipimport: found 74 names in G:\Python25\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6c3-py 2.5.egg # G:\Python25\lib\locale.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\locale.py import locale # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\locale.pyc import encodings # directory G:\Python25\lib\encodings # G:\Python25\lib\encodings\__init__.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\encodings\__ini t__.py import encodings # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\encodings\__init__.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\codecs.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\codecs.py import codecs # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\codecs.pyc import _codecs # builtin # G:\Python25\lib\encodings\aliases.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\encodings\aliase s.py 'import site' failed; traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "G:\Python25\lib\site.py", line 415, in <module> main() File "G:\Python25\lib\site.py", line 406, in main aliasmbcs() File "G:\Python25\lib\site.py", line 356, in aliasmbcs import locale, codecs File "G:\Python25\lib\locale.py", line 14, in <module> import sys, encodings, encodings.aliases File "F:\Python25\lib\encodings\__init__.py", line 32, in <module> ValueError: bad marshal data # G:\Python25\lib\warnings.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\warnings.py import warnings # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\warnings.pyc # G:\Python25\lib\linecache.pyc matches G:\Python25\lib\linecache.py import linecache # precompiled from G:\Python25\lib\linecache.pyc Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Sep 19 2006, 09:52:17) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win 32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> --------------------------------------------------------- What can I do about this? Thanks, TiNo -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list