[Numpy-discussion] AttributeError in numpy.distutils

Branimir Sesar bsesar at astro.caltech.edu
Sun May 22 14:14:07 EDT 2011


On 05/22/2011 04:17 AM, Ralf Gommers wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Branimir Sesar
> <bsesar at astro.caltech.edu <mailto:bsesar at astro.caltech.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Dear Numpy users,
>
>     I've encountered an AttributeError in numpy.distutils
>
>        File
>     "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_src.py",
>     line 646, in swig_sources
>          extension.swig_opts.remove('-c++')
>     AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'remove'
>
>     while compiling some code with Python 2.7.1 and Numpy 1.6.0.
>
>
> What are you doing here, compiling numpy? Building some of your own
> swig-ed code? Please give the details needed to reproduce your issue.

I've been trying to compile Scikits ANN
(http://projects.scipy.org/scikits/wiki/AnnWrapper) with Python 2.7.1,
numpy 1.6.0, and SWIG 2.0.3 but the compilation breaks down down with
the error given below. Previously, I was able to compile Scikits ANN 
using Enthought Python Distribution 7.0.2 (Python 2.7.1, numpy 1.5.1, 
swig 1.3.40).

running install
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
running build_src
build_src
building extension "scikits.ann._ANN" sources
Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "setup.py", line 139, in <module>
      test_suite = 'nose.collector',
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/core.py", 

line 186, in setup
      return old_setup(**new_attr)
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/core.py", line
152, in setup
      dist.run_commands()
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line
953, in run_commands
      self.run_command(cmd)
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line
972, in run_command
      cmd_obj.run()
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/install.py", 

line 57, in run
      r = self.setuptools_run()
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/install.py", 

line 51, in setuptools_run
      self.do_egg_install()
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/install.py",
line 96, in do_egg_install
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line
326, in run_command
      self.distribution.run_command(command)
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line
972, in run_command
      cmd_obj.run()
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py",
line 167, in run
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line
326, in run_command
      self.distribution.run_command(command)
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line
972, in run_command
      cmd_obj.run()
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/egg_info.py", 

line 8, in run
      self.run_command("build_src")
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/cmd.py", line
326, in run_command
      self.distribution.run_command(command)
    File "/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/distutils/dist.py", line
972, in run_command
      cmd_obj.run()
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_src.py", 

line 152, in run
      self.build_sources()
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_src.py", 

line 169, in build_sources
      self.build_extension_sources(ext)
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_src.py", 

line 332, in build_extension_sources
      sources = self.swig_sources(sources, ext)
    File
"/home/bsesar/usr/pydebug/lib/python2.7/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_src.py", 

line 646, in swig_sources
      extension.swig_opts.remove('-c++')
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'remove'




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