Hi, I'm checking if I have NumPy installed;

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/__init__.py", line 180, in <module>
from . import add_newdocs
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/add_newdocs.py", line 13, in <module>
from numpy.lib import add_newdoc
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/__init__.py", line 22, in <module>
from .npyio import *
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/npyio.py", line 12, in <module>
from . import format
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/format.py", line 171
def _check_version(version):
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>


What is this madness?

I'm assuming it would have been
except ImportError:
print "numpy is not installed"

Hi..

If you're using any distribution in the Ubuntu family, you probably already have numpy installed. Simply bring up the Synaptic package manager and look for the package "python-numpy." There are other related packages you can install (if you want,) too.

EDIT: Just noticed you're using Xubuntu....

Regards...

Xubuntu may not have Synaptic installed only Software Center (which I hate). Easy enough to use software center to install synaptic though...

Thanks guys, I'm really struggling here... how do I find out if I have this package manager, if so, how do I run it, and if I don't, how to I get it...

I know, I suck, but I'll get better soon... haha

Hi...

Don't run yourself down, we all start from the beginning with everything.

Click on the "Start Menu" and look under "System." If it's not there, open a terminal and run this command....

That should install it for you. Just click "y" when you are asked "y/n" questions. Onother way to install Synaptic is through the Ubuntu Software Center. Both ways should work well.

Regards....

the printed path shows that is the package numpy, therefore that is not an installation issue (of numpy) (I mean the package is already available).
I would rather check your own code, probably you wanted to do something invalid (that's why you got invalid syntax).
Since the source is stdin I have no any idea about the content.

How did you try to check it?

It's not an installation issue? Then what... The only code I wrote was:

>>> import numpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/__init__.py", line 180, in <module>
from . import add_newdocs
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/add_newdocs.py", line 13, in <module>
from numpy.lib import add_newdoc
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/__init__.py", line 22, in <module>
from .npyio import *
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/npyio.py", line 12, in <module>
from . import format
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/format.py", line 171
def _check_version(version):
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

so try to reinstall
apt-get install -f --reinstall python-numpy

chris@chris-crunch:~$ sudo apt-get install -f --reinstall python-numpy
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 11 not to upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/1,603 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 216187 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../python-numpy_13a1.8.2-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python-numpy (1:1.8.2-0ubuntu0.1) over (1:1.8.2-0ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up python-numpy (1:1.8.2-0ubuntu0.1) ...
chris@chris-crunch:~$ python
Python 2.7.11 |Anaconda 2.4.1 (64-bit)| (default, Dec 6 2015, 18:08:32)
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-1)] on linux2
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>>> import numpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/__init__.py", line 180, in <module>
from . import add_newdocs
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/add_newdocs.py", line 13, in <module>
from numpy.lib import add_newdoc
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/__init__.py", line 22, in <module>
from .npyio import *
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/npyio.py", line 12, in <module>
from . import format
File "/home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/numpy/lib/format.py", line 171
def _check_version(version):
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

so remove /home/chris/anaconda2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy-1.12.0.dev0+12ec338-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg and its content (or move it outside of that python directroy structure)

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Thanks, it's working now! Phew.

How did you know that was the problem?

because the "normal" package you installed was: Setting up python-numpy (1:1.8.2-0ubuntu0.1) - it has a different version number.
I do not know what was in that directory, but definitely not the official package. Probably you tried something...