First, it is a working folder that I've been using. It breaks the moment when I use homebrew's version of python to start web2py. It works when I use the system's python. Both commands are on the same directory. Secondly, I have tried git clone recursive in a brand new folder, but it's still the same result.
On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 9:51:55 AM UTC+8, Mark Graves wrote: > > potential quick fix before giving it thought: > > did you: > > git submodule update --init --recursive > You can easily try this by creating a new web2py installation in a > different folder so you don't mess up exising apps. > > Also, is it broken with the downloaded version via zip? > > On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 9:02 AM, lyn2py <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 5:06:07 AM UTC+8, Mark Graves wrote: >>> >>> How did you install web2py? as a zip? via git? >>> >> >> *git clone* >> >> >>> Did you ever pip install gluon? >>> >> >> *nope* >> >> >>> Did you install web2py / python at different times? >>> >> >> *I've been using web2py for years using the system python, and I only >> installed python via homebrew recently for other purposes, and homebrew >> automatically replaced the system python as the default one to use (no >> complaints, since it's a higher version), which was why I discovered that >> it won't work with web2py. The only thing, I presume, is different, is the >> version of python. If you see the code in my first post, the respective >> versions for SYSTEM vs HOMEBREW are 2.7.10 and 2.7.13.* >> >> >>> >>> Can you try under each python version to do: >>> >>> import gluon.widget >>> >> >> *Oh good suggestion. I tried with both, and they both imported it fine. >> So it works in command-line python, but not with web2py (I dunno the right >> word for this... app / desktop app / guy)? I'll be happy to run any tests >> to figure out why... but do you think there might be something wrong with >> the version installed by homebrew??* >> >> >> >>> >>> On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 11:29:08 PM UTC-6, lyn2py wrote: >>>> >>>> I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but it only >>>> happens with web2py (for now). >>>> >>>> Due to a need to use pip, I used homebrew to install python. >>>> Sidenote: Homebrew used to require additional configuration to work as >>>> "the python" on the system, but now it does everything automatically. So >>>> when I type >>>> >>>> $ which python >>>> >>>> ...I get the one that homebrew installed. >>>> >>>> Onward... >>>> I tried >>>> >>>> $ python web2py.py >>>> >>>> ...which is the homebrew installed one, and ran into this error: >>>> >>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>> >>>> File "/Users/web2py/web2py.py", line 21, in <module> >>>> >>>> import gluon.widget >>>> >>>> File "/Users/web2py/gluon/__init__.py", line 31, in <module> >>>> >>>> "You can also download a complete copy from http://www.web2py.com."; >>>> >>>> RuntimeError: web2py depends on pydal, which apparently you have not >>>> installed. >>>> >>>> Probably you cloned the repository using git without '--recursive' >>>> >>>> To fix this, please run (from inside your web2py folder): >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> git submodule update --init --recursive >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You can also download a complete copy from http://www.web2py.com. >>>> >>>> >>>> But when I run this command, which uses the system's python, it works! >>>> >>>> $ /usr/bin/python web2py.py >>>> >>>> I could always add "/usr/bin/" as a habit when starting web2py, but why >>>> doesn't homebrew's installed python work? Are they not the same? >>>> >>>> When I run python in command line, HOMEBREW: >>>> >>>> $ python >>>> >>>> Python 2.7.13 (default, Dec 17 2016, 23:03:43) >>>> >>>> [GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.42.1)] on darwin >>>> >>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> >>>> >>> exit() >>>> >>>> ...and, SYSTEM: >>>> >>>> $ /usr/bin/python >>>> >>>> Python 2.7.10 (default, Oct 23 2015, 19:19:21) >>>> >>>> [GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 7.0.0 (clang-700.0.59.5)] on darwin >>>> >>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> >>>> >>> exit() >>>> >>>> Thank you for reading! >>>> >>> -- >> Resources: >> - http://web2py.com >> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "web2py-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/web2py/XN8DgrUdn0A/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
