python import sys.path

[Kelly, Brian]

I have both 2.4 and 2.5 interpreters installed on a linux box. The
PythonPath is set to :

PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib64/portage/pym:/prod/bacula/local/lib64/python2.4/site-pa
ckages:/prod/bacula/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages

My main script is getting called like so:

python2.4 cleanup.py wrkstnbs

The imports statements in cleanup.py are as follows:

import os,sys
print sys.path
from datetime import datetime
from optparse import OptionParser        # used for parsing parameters
from bacula_conf import *                # used for connecting to our
databases, etc.
from registration_cleanup \
    import RegistrationCleanup           # used for interacting w/
registration db (sql1)
                                         # and configuration database
(genunix)
import directory_cleanup as fclean       # file cleanup.


One of the scripts being imported from bacula_conf is called
purge_client.py.

It has the following imports:

import sys
import MySQLdb

Everytime I run "python2.4 cleanup.py wrkstnbs" I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "purge_client.py", line 22, in <module>
    import MySQLdb
  File
"/prod/bacula/local/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/MySQLdb/__init__.py", line
27, in <module>
    import _mysql
ImportError: /prod/bacula/local/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/_mysql.so:
undefined symbol: Py_InitModule4

If I print sys.path of both the calling script and the imported module I get
the following sys.path from cleanup.py:

['/prod/bacula/local/tools/bacula_conf/maintenance',
'/usr/lib64/portage/pym',
'/prod/bacula/local/lib64/python2.4/site-packages',
'/prod/bacula/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python24.zip',
'/usr/lib/python2.4', '/usr/lib/python2.4/plat-linux2',
'/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-dynload',
'/usr/lib/portage/pym', '/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages',
'/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages']

However the sys.path printed by the called module purge_client.py displays
as such:

 ['/prod/bacula/local/tools/bacula_conf/maintenance',
'/usr/lib64/portage/pym',
'/prod/bacula/local/lib64/python2.4/site-packages',
'/prod/bacula/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages', '/usr/lib64/python25.zip',
'/usr/lib64/python2.5', '/usr/lib64/python2.5/plat-linux2',
'/usr/lib64/python2.5/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.5/lib-dynload',
'/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages']

If I call purge_client.py like so: python2.4 purge_client.py wrkstnbs the
sys.path is:

['/prod/bacula/local/tools/bacula_conf/maintenance',
'/usr/lib64/portage/pym',
'/prod/bacula/local/lib64/python2.4/site-packages',
'/prod/bacula/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python24.zip',
'/usr/lib/python2.4', '/usr/lib/python2.4/plat-linux2',
'/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-tk', '/usr/lib64/python2.4/lib-dynload',
'/usr/lib/portage/pym', '/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages',
'/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages']

Can anyone explain why purge_client.py has a different sys.path when
imported from another script? At this point I'm quite puzzled and would like
to continue using the 2.4 interpreter for the time being.

Thanks,

Brian Kelly
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