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From: Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net>
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Subject: Re: The error of *import socket* within python.
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Hongyi,

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 12:19:04PM +0800, Hongyi Zhao wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:24:27 -0500, Jason Tishler <xxxxx AT xxxxxxx DOT xxx>
> wrote:

Please see the following:

    http://cygwin.com/acronyms#PCYMTNQREAIYR

> >cygcheck -c python
> 
> Please see the following infomation.  Note, this time, I use the
> python 2.5.1-2 which is the default one installed by cygwin, i.e.,
> instead of Python 2.5.2:

No, the default is 2.5.2-1 -- the previous version is 2.5.1-2.

> werner AT 6bfcc76be8b548c ~
> $ cygcheck -c python
> Cygwin Package Information
> Package              Version        Status
> python               2.5.1-2        OK

cygcheck indicates your Python installation is OK.

> werner AT 6bfcc76be8b548c ~
> $ python
> 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
> Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, May 18 2007, 16:56:43)
> [GCC 3.4.4 (cygming special, gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125)] on cygwin
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import socket
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> ImportError: No module named socket

However, your Python installation seems to be severely broken.  Sorry,
but I don't know why.  AFAICT, no one else has reported a problem like
this before.

Jason

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