Steve wrote: > I'm trying to run a Python program on Unix and I'm encountering some > behavior I don't understand. I'm a Unix newbie, and I'm wondering if > someone can help. > > I have a simple program: > ____________________________________________ > > #! /home/fergs/python/bin/python > import sys, os > import cx_Oracle > ____________________________________________ > > If I run it through the Python interpreter, this way: > > >> python test.py > > it runs fine. > > But if I try to run it as an executable script, this way: > > >> test.py > > I get an import error that says it can't find cx_Oracle. > > Why does it behave differently when I run it in these two ways, and > what do I need to do to make it run successfully either way?
I ran across something similar with using py2exe. I think it occurs when there are more than one file with the same name in different locations in the search path. Try renaming cx_Oracle to _cx_Oracle then import as... import _cx_Oracle as cx_Oracle Of course your problem might be entirely different. But this might help. Cheers, Ron -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
