Python 2.7 import socket urllib fails to load, module not found

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On Friday, August 17, 2012 3:20:48 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote:
> Just installed python 2.7 and using with web2py.  
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> When running python from command line to bring up web2py server, get errors that python socket and urllib modules cannot be found, can't be loaded. This is not a web2py issue.
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> No other python versions are on the my machine.  Pythonpath has the requisite folders identified.
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> Would appreciate any insights as to what may be happening.
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> thanks in advance