"Stefan Behnel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
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> Tim Arnold wrote:
>> On a related note, I have another question--where/how can I get the
>> cElementTree.py module? Sorry for something so basic, but I tried 
>> installing
>> cElementTree, but while I could compile with setup.py build, I didn't end 
>> up
>> with a cElementTree.py file anywhere.
>
> That's because it compiles into a binary extension module, not a plain 
> Python
> module (mind the 'c' in its name, which stands for the C language here).
>
> I don't know what the standard library extension is under HP-UX, but look 
> a
> little closer at the files that weren't there before, you'll find it.
> Depending on what you did to build it, it might also end up in the "build"
> directory or as an installable package in the "dist" directory.
>
>
>> The directory structure on my system
>> (HPux, but no root access) doesn't work well with setup.py install.
>
> That shouldn't be a problem as long as you keep the binary in your 
> PYTHONPATH.
>
> As suggested before, if you have Python 2.5, you don't even need to 
> install it
> yourself.
>
> Stefan

very nice--thanks. I saw the cElementTree.sl file, but didn't realize it 
would work as-is.
thanks,
--Tim


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