[Ipython-tickets] [IPython] #170: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'pydb'

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#170: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'pydb'
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 Reporter:  jalanb   |       Owner:  fperez
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new   
 Priority:  low      |   Milestone:        
Component:  ipython  |     Version:        
 Severity:  minor    |    Keywords:        
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 After installation of IPython on a Redhat 8 system, with Python 2.4, on
 the first run IPython shows a traceback with the title as the cause.

 Workaround: edit /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/IPython/Debugger.py, and
 catch the AttributeError. Diff of my change:

 60a61,62
 > except AttributeError:
 >     pass

 The machine:
 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# cat /etc/issue
 Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche)
 Kernel \r on an \m

 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# python
 Python 2.4 (#1, Feb 16 2005, 18:27:12)
 [GCC 3.2 20020903 (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2-7)] on linux2
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>>


 Steps I took (as root):

 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# wget
 http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython-0.8.1.tar.gz
 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# tar -zxf ipython-0.8.1.tar.gz
 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# cd ipython-0.8.1
 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# python setup.py build
 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# python setup.py install
 [root@ie-serv-1 root]# ipython
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/bin/ipython", line 26, in ?
     import IPython
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/IPython/__init__.py", line 60, in
 ?
     __import__(name,glob,loc,[])
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/IPython/ultraTB.py", line 93, in
 ?
     from IPython import Debugger, PyColorize
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/IPython/Debugger.py", line 54, in
 ?
     if hasattr(pydb.pydb, "runl") and pydb.version>'1.17':
 AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'pydb'

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Ticket URL: <http://projects.scipy.org/ipython/ipython/ticket/170>
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