Tony Gill wrote: > Hi, > > I've just downloaded and installed Python 2.4.2 for Windows and am having > troubling getting started. > > My system is: MS Windows XP Pro SP2 > > When I run 'python (command line)' from the start menu the first line in the > CMD window is: > 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback > > This seems to be causing other problems; for example: when I type 'import > os' at the prompt I get the error: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > ImportError: No module named os > > Also I cannot run the IDLE (Python GUI) from the start menu either. Nothing > loads. I presume my problems all come back to the fact that import site > fails when python starts. > > Any help getting me started greatly appreciated. > Run the command
python -v and if this doesn't explain what the problem is, post the output back on the group. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
