On Oct 29, 3:26 am, Sebastian <python-maill...@elygor.de> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am new to python and I don't know how to fix this error. I only try to > execute python (or a cgi script) and I get an ouptu like > > [...] > 'import site' failed; traceback: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 513, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 496, in main > known_paths = addsitepackages(known_paths) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 288, in addsitepackages > addsitedir(sitedir, known_paths) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 185, in addsitedir > addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 155, in addpackage > exec line > File "<string>", line 1, in <module> > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 185, in addsitedir > addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 155, in addpackage > exec line > File "<string>", line 1, in <module> > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 185, in addsitedir > addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 155, in addpackage > exec line > [...] > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 185, in addsitedir > addpackage(sitedir, name, known_paths) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 155, in addpackage > exec line > File "<string>", line 1, in <module> > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 175, in addsitedir > sitedir, sitedircase = makepath(sitedir) > File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 76, in makepath > dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(*paths)) > RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded > > What is going wrong with my python install? What do I have to change?
Reading the code for site.py, it looks like you may have a .pth file that is self-referential (or a chain or 2 or more .pth files!) that are sending you around in a loop. If you are having trouble determining what files are involved, you could put some print statements in your site.py at about lines 155 and 185 (which appear to be in the loop, according to the traceback) or step through it with a debugger. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
