The access writes to easy-install.pth for regular users is read and execute.
The output of sys.path for regular users is: ['', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\ \setuptools-0.6c8-py2.5.eg g', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\python25.zip', 'C:\\Program Files\ \Python25\\D LLs', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\ \lib\\pla t-win', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\Program Files\ \Python25 ', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages'] The output of sys.path for the admin user is: ['', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\ \setuptools-0.6c8-py2.5.eg g', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\networkx-0.36- py2.5.egg', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\numpy-1.0.4-py2.5- win32.egg', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\scipy-0.6.0-py2.5- win32.egg', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\matplotlib-0.91.2- py2.5-win32. egg', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\dot2tex-2.7.0- py2.5.egg' , 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\pydot-1.0.2- py2.5.egg', 'C:\ \Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages\\pyparsing-1.4.11-py2.5- win32.egg', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\python25.zip', 'C:\\Program Files\ \Python25\\DLLs ', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\ \lib\\plat-w in', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\Program Files\ \Python25', 'C:\\Program Files\\Python25\\lib\\site-packages'] The contents of easy-install.pth are: import sys; sys.__plen = len(sys.path) ./setuptools-0.6c8-py2.5.egg ./networkx-0.36-py2.5.egg ./numpy-1.0.4-py2.5-win32.egg ./scipy-0.6.0-py2.5-win32.egg ./matplotlib-0.91.2-py2.5-win32.egg ./dot2tex-2.7.0-py2.5.egg ./pydot-1.0.2-py2.5.egg ./pyparsing-1.4.11-py2.5-win32.egg import sys; new=sys.path[sys.__plen:]; del sys.path[sys.__plen:]; p=getattr(sys, '__egginsert',0); sys.path[p:p]=new; sys.__egginsert = p+len(new) The location where numpy is found: >>> print os.path.abspath(numpy.__file__) C:\Program Files\Python25\lib\site-packages\numpy-1.0.4-py2.5-win32.egg \numpy\__ init__.pyc So I believe I need to have the easy-install.pth file executed automatically for regular users but I don't know how to do this. Reg On Apr 21, 7:29 pm, John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sawillawrote: > > On Apr 21, 5:42 pm, John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Log on as administrator, start python in command window and do this: > > >> import sys > >> sys.path # shows where python is looking for importables > >> import numpy > >> import os.path > >> print os.path.abspath(numpy.__file__) # shows where it found numpy > > >> Log on as ordinary user, start python in command window and do this: > > >> import sys > >> sys.path > >> # check how this is different from the admin's sys.path > > >> If you can't see what to do after that, come back here with the output > >> from those steps. > > >> HTH, > >> John > > > That was a great help, thank you. I now see what is causing the > > problem but I don't know how to fix it. I used easy_install to install > > several packages. When I run Python from an administrator command > > window all of the directories in C:\Program Files\Python25\Lib\site- > > packages\easy-install.pth are added to the sys.path. When I run it as > > a regular user, those directories are not added to the sys.path and so > > Python can't find the modules. > > > I know how to manually add those directories to Python's search path > > but then I'll need to update the path every time I install something. > > How do I get Python to automatically load the easy-install.pth file > > for the regular user account? > > > Reg > > """ > If you can't see what to do after that, come back here with the output > from those steps. > """ > in particular what is in sys.path for the non-admin user. > Also what are the access rights to the easy-install.pth file?- Hide quoted > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
