[BioPython] Installing Biopython over regular Python RPMs?

[Iddo Friedberg]

Hi Pedro,


Run RPMDRAKE to install the following package Mandrake from installation 
CD 2:

libpython2.3-devel-2.3-3mdk

This installs the pyton development tools under the config directory.

Worked for me on Mandrake 9.2

Best,

Iddo

Pedro Coutinho wrote:
> Dear Sirs,
> 
> I am having problems installing Biopython.
> 
> All python modules installed on my machine originated in mandrake rpm 
> files. This appears to enter in conflict with the setup.py script as I 
> get the following message(s):
> 
> [root at afmb77 biopython-1.23]# rpm -qa | grep python
> python-base-2.3-3mdk
> libpython2.2-2.2.2-6mdk
> python-2.3-3mdk
> libpython2.3-2.3-4mdk
> rpm-python-4.0.4-28mdk
> python-numeric-22.0-4mdk
> python-reportlab-1.17-2mdk
> 
> [root at afmb77 biopython-1.23]#   python setup.py build
> running build
> running build_py
> running build_ext
> error: invalid Python installation: unable to open 
> /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)
> 
> Of course "config/Makefile" doesn't exist... as all python modules come 
> from RPMs!
> 
> Solutions??
> 
> Thank you for your time!
> 
> Pedro C.
> 
> PS - Please consider providing RPM versions of BioPython!
> 

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