Idle install - no module time

[Harold Weaver]

When trying to start idle under Linux Redhat 5.1, it fails because it
can't find the module, time.
The interpreter can't find it, either:

>
Python 1.5.2 (#1, Apr 18 1999, 16:03:16)  [GCC pgcc-2.91.60 19981201
(egcs-1.1.1  on linux2
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> import time
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
ImportError: No module named time
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This really stumps me because I have an  identical installion on another
box, which works fine.  I ran diff on the relevant Setup*, Makefile*,
config*  files for the two boxes.

Actually I can't import any of the modules that Setup should have made
available:

( from Setup)

>
...

array arraymodule.c # array objects
cmath cmathmodule.c # -lm # complex math library functions
math mathmodule.c # -lm # math library functions, e.g. sin()
strop stropmodule.c # fast string operations implemented in C
struct structmodule.c # binary structure packing/unpacking
time timemodule.c # -lm # time operations and variables
operator operator.c # operator.add() and similar goodies

#_locale _localemodule.c  # access to ISO C locale support


# Modules with some UNIX dependencies -- on by default:
# (If you have a really backward UNIX, select and socket may not be
# supported...)

fcntl fcntlmodule.c # fcntl(2) and ioctl(2)
pwd pwdmodule.c  # pwd(3)
grp grpmodule.c  # grp(3)
select selectmodule.c # select(2); not on ancient System V
socket socketmodule.c # socket(2); not on ancient System V
#_socket socketmodule.c # socket(2); use this one for BeOS sockets
errno errnomodule.c # posix (UNIX) errno values

...
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So, what gives?  (This should be easy to figure out)

Thanks.

-- Hal