importing libraries not working 2.6.4

[Rami Chowdhury]

On Friday 26 February 2010 21:49:00 Isaiah Coberly wrote:
> Thanks for your help Rami.. I got it working.. I did some digging around
> and found out that I needed to install opencv as admin.. Now Im trying to
> run one of the samples and up against my next chalange.
> 
> Argg.. There are so many pit falls!
> 
> Thanks again,
> 

Glad to be able to help :-)

Especially when you've managed to solve something, could you please remember 
to CC the list on your reply, so if people run across the problem in future 
they can benefit from your experience?

Thanks,
Rami

> 
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Isaiah Coberly <routb3d at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thats the furthest I have seen it get.. Ill have to remember this..
> > 
> > here is what Python returned..
> > 
> > >>> from opencv import cv
> > 
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
> >   
> >     from opencv import cv
> >   
> >   File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\opencv\__init__.py", line 74, in
> > 
> > <module>
> > 
> >     from cv import *
> >   
> >   File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\opencv\cv.py", line 25, in <module>
> >   
> >     _cv = swig_import_helper()
> >   
> >   File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\opencv\cv.py", line 21, in
> > 
> > swig_import_helper
> > 
> >     _mod = imp.load_module('_cv', fp, pathname, description)
> > 
> > ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
> > 
> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Rami Chowdhury 
<rami.chowdhury at gmail.com>wrote:
> >> On Feb 26, 2010, at 19:47 , Isaiah Coberly wrote:
> >> 
> >> C:\OpenCV2.0\Python2.6\Lib\site-packages
> >> 
> >> no .py files here..
> >> 
> >> cv.pyd
> >> libcv.dll.a
> >> 
> >> 
> >> C:\OpenCV2.0\Python2.6\Lib\site-packages\opencv
> >> 
> >> _init_.py
> >> matlan_syntax.py
> >> adaptors.py
> >> cv.py
> >> 
> >> 
> >> It looks to me like 'opencv' is structured as a package, from which you
> >> should be able to import and work with Python libraries. Have you tried
> >> putting the above site-packages directory in sys.path:
> >> 
> >> import sys; sys.path.append('C:
> >> \\OpenCV2.0\\Python2.6\\Lib\\site-packages')
> >> 
> >> and then doing:
> >> 
> >> from opencv import cv
> >> 
> >> ?
> >> 
> >> Did I still need to compile this even though it was a win 32 installer?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I don't think so, no -- AFAIK the .pyd files are compiled CPython
> >> extension modules, so it looks like they're all compiled for you.
> >> 
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> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Rami Chowdhury
> >> <rami.chowdhury at gmail.com
> >> 
> >> > wrote:
> >>> On Friday 26 February 2010 17:42:04 Isaiah Coberly wrote:
> >>> > Thanks for the reply.
> >>> > 
> >>> > I tried putting the files from
> >>> > 
> >>> >  C:\OpenCV2.0\Python2.6\Lib
> >>> > 
> >>> > too
> >>> > 
> >>> > C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages
> >>> > 
> >>> > and Python still wont import..
> >>> > 
> >>> > I adjusted the environment variables to try and import
> >>> > maya.standalone
> >>> 
> >>> but
> >>> 
> >>> > no dice on that either.
> >>> 
> >>> Sorry, you've still not told me where you expect it to be. Could you
> >>> let us
> >>> know what .py files you can see in C:\OpenCV2.0\Python2.6\Lib ?
> >>> 
> >>> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Rami Chowdhury
> >>> 
> >>> <rami.chowdhury at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>> > > On Friday 26 February 2010 16:06:56 Routb3d wrote:
> >>> > > > I used the x86 Python 2.6.4 installer. I am working in x64 Win7
> >>> 
> >>> pro.
> >>> 
> >>> > > > I have tried adjusting environment variables as well as putting
> >>> > > > the files directly in the search path of Python.. Python still
> >>> > > > returns this.. Any ideas?
> >>> > > 
> >>> > > Where are you expecting the cv module / package to be? It's
> >>> > > certainly
> >>> 
> >>> not
> >>> 
> >>> > > in
> >>> > > the standard library -- at least not in my install of Python
> >>> > > 2.6.4...
> >>> > > 
> >>> > > > >>> import sys
> >>> > > > >>> sys.path
> >>> > > > 
> >>> > > > ['C:\\Python26\\Lib\\idlelib',
> >>> > > > 'C:\\ProgramFiles\\Autodesk\\Maya2010\
> >>> 
> >>> > > > \Python\\Lib\\site-packages', 'C:
> >>> \\Windows\\system32\\python26.zip',
> >>> 
> >>> > > > 'C:\\Python26\\DLLs', 'C:\\Python26\\lib', 'C:
> >>> \\Python26\\lib\\plat-
> >>> 
> >>> > > > win', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\Python26', 'C:
> >>> \\Python26\\lib\
> >>> 
> >>> > > > \site-packages']
> >>> > > > 
> >>> > > > >>> import cv
> >>> > > > 
> >>> > > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>> > > >   File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
> >>> > > >   
> >>> > > >     import cv
> >>> > > > 
> >>> > > > ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be
> >>> 
> >>> found.
> >>> 
> >>> > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >>> > > 
> >>> > > ----
> >>> > > Rami Chowdhury
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> >>> 
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