On Apr 3, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Trent Mick wrote: > Jacob Davis wrote: >> I just installed the MySQLdb module and I have been able to get it >> to run in my command line interpreter. I am running Mac Leopard, >> and Python 2.5. >> I have tested importing and actually connecting and using a MySQL >> database, although it issues some warning: >> SnakeBite:MySQL-python-1.2.2 Snake$ python >> Python 2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple >> Computer, Inc. build 5341)] on darwin >> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more >> information. >>>>> import MySQLdb >> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/ >> site-packages/MySQL_python-1.2.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg/ >> _mysql.py:3: UserWarning: Module _mysql was already imported from > > From that message it looks like this "python" is /usr/local/bin/ > python (i.e. a separate installation than Apple's system python at / > usr/bin/python and /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework). > > You can tell for sure by doing: > > $ which python > >> However, while writing a .py script (with Komodo Edit) I try to >> simply import the module and the in-Komodo interpreter returns an >> error: >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/Users/Snake/Documents/NPS/Thesis/Source_Code/Genetics/ >> mysql_connect_test.py", line 11, in <module> >> import MySQLdb >> ImportError: No module named MySQLdb > > I suspect that this is because your run of Komodo Edit doesn't have > "/usr/local/bin" on its PATH and is using "/usr/bin/python" instead > of the one you typically use on the command line. > > You can configure Komodo to know about /usr/local/bin by adding a > "PATH" setting in the "Environment" prefs panel. Arguably Komodo > should just add /usr/local/bin to its runtime PATH by default, but > unfortunately it currently doesn't. Komodo doesn't pick up your > normal bash shell environment because of problems trying to get that > information in general. > > Please let me know (or on the komodo-discuss list [^1] or Komodo bug > database [^2]) if you have any problems getting that going. > > Cheers, > Trent > > [1]: http://listserv.activestate.com/mailman/listinfo/Komodo-discuss > [2]: http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cgi?product=Komodo > > -- > Trent Mick > trentm at activestate.com
Thanks, that seems to have worked. I added "/usr/local/bin" to the PATH in the preferences Environment panel in Komodo. Then in preferences I went into the Python pane and changed my selected interpreter from "/usr/bin/pythonw" to the now available "/usr/local/ bin/pythonw". Thanks again, Jake -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
