Carl K wrote: > I am trying to use this: > http://python.net/crew/atuining/cx_Oracle/html/cx_Oracle.html > it is a real module, right? > It is indeed. > sudo easy_install cx_Oracle did not easy_install cx_Oracle. > > http://www.python.org/pypi/cx_Oracle/4.3.1 doesn't give me any clue. > > I got the source from > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cx-oracle/cx_Oracle-4.3.1.tar.gz?download > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/a/cx_Oracle-4.3.1$ python setup.py build > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "setup.py", line 36, in ? > oracleHome = os.environ["ORACLE_HOME"] > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/UserDict.py", line 17, in __getitem__ > def __getitem__(self, key): return self.data[key] > KeyError: 'ORACLE_HOME' > You have an oracle client installed, right? If not, go get an Instant Client:
http://www.*oracle*.com/technology/software/tech/oci/*instant**client*/index.html Then you need to set an environment variable, ORACLE_HOME, to point to the root of the oracle client installation so that the cx_Oracle installer can find the oracle libraries to build with. > > Now I don't really know whos problem this is. > > Carl K > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
