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Howdy,

I did;
# apt-get install python2.2

# python
Python 2.2.1
....
>>>

then checked docutils out of CVS
and did;

docutils# python ./setup.py install

ImportError: No module named distutils.core

How do I install distutils?

Thanks,
Kent

Thanks

It surprises me to find distutils in a package described as:

"Header files and a static library for Python (v2.2)"

Kent

David M. Cooke wrote:
> At some point, Kent Tenney <> wrote:
>
>
>>Howdy,
>>
>>I did;
>># apt-get install python2.2
>>
>># python
>>Python 2.2.1
>>...
>> >>>
>>
>>then checked docutils out of CVS
>>and did;
>>
>>docutils# python ./setup.py install
>>
>>ImportError: No module named distutils.core
>>
>>How do I install distutils?
>
>
> Install the python2.2-dev package.
>

I wonder why the corresponding package python2.3-dev does not exist..
No distutils for python2.3 developers?

--
bye
Alessio Pace


David M. Cooke wrote:

> At some point, Kent Tenney <> wrote:
>
>> David M. Cooke wrote:
>>> At some point, Kent Tenney <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Howdy,
>>>>
>>>>I did;
>>>># apt-get install python2.2
>>>>
>>>># python
>>>>Python 2.2.1
>>>>...
>>>> >>>
>>>>
>>>>then checked docutils out of CVS
>>>>and did;
>>>>
>>>>docutils# python ./setup.py install
>>>>
>>>>ImportError: No module named distutils.core
>>>>
>>>>How do I install distutils?
>>> Install the python2.2-dev package.
>>
>> It surprises me to find distutils in a package described as:
>>
>> "Header files and a static library for Python (v2.2)"
>>
>> Kent
>
>
> Except in the extended description, where it says
> """
> Includes the python distutils, which were in a separate package up to
> version 1.5.2.
> """
>
> In general, if you need to compile, or develop, you need the
> corresponding *-dev packages.
>

Kent Tenney wrote:
> David M. Cooke wrote:
>> In general, if you need to compile, or develop, you need the
>> corresponding *-dev packages.
>
> I didn't need to compile or develop, just install.
>
> I expected
>
> $ python ./setup.py install
>
> to work out of the box. [...]

From the view of the packagers, you only need disutils for development
work. Manually installing modules counts as "development" as well. At
least to them.

-- Gerhard

At some point, Alessio Pace <> wrote:

> I wonder why the corresponding package python2.3-dev does not exist..
> No distutils for python2.3 developers?

?? There is for me
$ apt-cache search python2.3-dev
python2.3-dev - Header files and a static library for Python (v2.3)
$

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