Mechanize not recognized by py2exe

[OrcaSoul]

Gabriel Genellina-7 wrote:
> 
> En Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:51:11 -0300, Stephen M. Olds <smolds at comcast.net>  
> escribió:
> 
>> I have a Python script getData.py that uses Mechanize, and runs fine  
>> under the
>> interpreter. It was installed using easy_install - and the install  
>> seemed to
>> indicate it was completed.
>>
>> The problem is, when I try to compile it using py2exe while in the  
>> folder of the
>> script, and using the run line command:
>>
>> python getData.py py2exe
>>
>> I get the warning: "Import error: No Module named mechanize"...
>>
>> I checked the environmental path and find the following:
>> %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program  
>> Files (x86)\Python;C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages;C:\Program
>> Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\AGL
> 
> The system PATH is irrelevant here - it's only used by Windows to locate  
> the Python executable. I don't see a reason to list  
> C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages here.
> You're mostly interested in sys.path instead (that is, the 'path'  
> attribute in the 'sys' Python module)
> 
>> I did a search for mechanize and find an egg file in  
>> C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages
>> named mechanize-0.1.7b-py2.5.
>>
>> Not really understanding the "egg" thing, what do I have here that needs  
>> to be
>> done?
> 
> I'm not an egg expert either, and I try to avoid them as a plague. But I  
> *think* you can delete the .egg and re-install it using easy_install with  
> the -Z option.
> 
> -- 
> Gabriel Genellina
> 
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> 
> 

Gabriel, that was the kick in the pants I needed! Thanks - after over a week
searching through the same 15 web pages these old eyes simply blurred over
and I missed that one...I had tried the -a option, but that's what got me
the eggs...

So, thanks for the help...it's too late to name my first born after you, but
I did have a cat named Gabriel - she was a great cat!

Stephen

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