[Visualpython-users] installing vpython on OS X 10.3

[Jon S. <js...@so...>]

Assuming that I need python 2.2.3 (not OS X 10.3's native python 2.3), 
I've been able to step through all  instructions at 
http://vpython.org/OSX_download.html right up to typing vpython.

At that point I get the error,  "No module named _socket"

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/sw/lib/python2.2/site-packages/visual/idle_VPython/idle.py", 
line 3, in ?
     import PyShell
   File 
"/sw/lib/python2.2/site-packages/visual/idle_VPython/PyShell.py", line 
31, in ?
     import protocol
   File 
"/sw/lib/python2.2/site-packages/visual/idle_VPython/protocol.py", line 
83, in ?
     import socket
   File "/sw/lib/python2.2/socket.py", line 41, in ?
     from _socket import *
ImportError: No module named _socket

The following don't help either
sudo /sw/bin/fink  update python22
Information about 158 packages read in 1 seconds.
No packages to install.
[208-186-56-189:lib/python2.2/site-packages] jis% fink update 
python22-shlibs
sudo /sw/bin/fink  update python22-shlibs
Information about 158 packages read in 0 seconds.
No packages to install.
[208-186-56-189:lib/python2.2/site-packages] jis% fink update 
python22-socket
sudo /sw/bin/fink  update python22-socket
Information about 158 packages read in 1 seconds.
No packages to install.

Here's what's in /sw/lib/python2.2/site-packages/
Numeric                 README                  idlelib
Numeric.pth             cvisualmodule.so        visual

help...?


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Jon Schull, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Information Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
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