vdrab wrote: > hello pythoneers, > > I recently tried to install wordnet 2.0 and pywordnet on both an ubuntu > linux running python 2.4 and a winXP running activePython 2.4.1, and I > get the exact same error on both when I try to "from wordnet import *" > : > > running install > error: invalid Python installation: unable to open > /usr/lib/python2.4/config/Makefile (No such file or directory) > > Adding the directories and files in question (touch Makefile) makes the > install go through but (obviously) breaks the import of wordnet.py: > >>>>import wordnet > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > File "wordnet.py", line 1348, in ? > N = Dictionary(NOUN, 'noun') > File "wordnet.py", line 799, in __init__ > self.indexFile = _IndexFile(pos, filenameroot) > File "wordnet.py", line 945, in __init__ > self.rewind() > File "wordnet.py", line 958, in rewind > if (line[0] != ' '): > IndexError: string index out of range > > Is this pywordnet package abandoned, are there weird versioning issues, > or am I just extremely unlucky for the install to fail on two machines?
Which version of WordNet do you have installed? I remember that when I tried upgrading to the current version of WordNet, pywordnet broke. I don't think the module is maintained very well; I've submitted a number of bug reports and RFE patches and not had any of them responded to. If I had the time, I'd pick up the project, but I don't at the moment... STeVe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
