On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:41, Charles R Harris

<charlesr.harris@gmail.com> wrote:
>

> So, the following oddities remain for Python2.3 :
>
> Failed importing numpy.f2py.lib.extgen: update() takes no keyword arguments
> <snip>
> ctypes is not available on this python: skipping the test (import error was:
> ctypes is not available.)
> No distutils available, skipping test.
>
>
> The missing ctypes shouldn't be a problem. I don't know what to make of the
> f2py import failure or if it matters.

Everything in numpy/f2py/lib/ is the unfinished G3 version of f2py,
whose development has moved to Launchpad. It has been removed from the
trunk, and errors in it can be ignored for 1.1.x.

> Nor do I understand what No distutils
> available implies. Anyone have ideas?

It's another ctypes skipped test.
numpy/tests/test_ctypes.py:TestLoadLibrary.check_basic2().