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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>I've just downloaded
and installed Python 2.4.2 for Windows and am having troubling getting
started.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>My system is: MS
Windows XP Pro SP2</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>When I run 'python
(command line)' from the start menu the first line in the CMD window
is:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>'import site'
failed; use -v for traceback</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>This seems to be
causing other problems; for example: </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005>when I type 'import os' at the prompt I get the
error:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>Traceback (most
recent call last):<BR> File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?<BR>ImportError:
No module named os</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>Also I cannot run
the IDLE (Python GUI) from the start menu either. Nothing loads. I presume my
problems all come back to the fact that import site fails when python
starts.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328261208-17112005>Any help getting me
started greatly appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005>Thanks</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=328261208-17112005>Tony</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>