Not sure if there is anyone out there that may be able to help. I am trying to install python 3.2.3 on SLES 11. It appears to install ok but when I run python3 in the gnome terminal I get the following message;

Python 3.2.3 (default, Jan 5 2013, 21:53:35)
[GCC 4.3.2 [gcc-4_3-branch revision 141291]] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/etc/pythonstart", line 7, in <module>
import readline
ImportError: No module named readline

I have run the install from source running the commands;
./configure
make
sudo make install

When I do run a make test I receive the following message relating to readline,

Python build finished, but the necessary bits to build these modules were not found:
_curses _curses_panel _dbm
_gdbm _sqlite3 _ssl
_tkinter bz2 zlib
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for the module's name.


Failed to build these modules:
readline

Anyone got any ideas on this please.

Thanks

Jake

Looks like you're missing several development packages, they'll be named something like <name>-devel. Any reason you won't/can't use a prebuilt package like the ones here?:- http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/se...?query=python3

Hi kbp

I have tried from these pre configured RPMs before an they did not work.

On the ones on the link you have provided there are no key errors.

Thanks

J

So you need to work out if you trust the packager, if you do then install the key.