[SciPy-user] ImportError: No module named win32pdh

[Robert Kern]

Marjan Grah wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I have some "strange" error. I installed the numpy 0.9.6 (from the file: 
> numpy-0.9.6.win32-py2.4.exe; in the file
> c:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\numpy\version.py the first line is 
> version='0.9.6')
> scipy version 0.4.8 (from the file: 
> scipy-0.4.8.win32-py2.4-pentium4sse2.exe; in the file
> c:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\scipy\__svn_version__.py I have: version = 
> '1738') and when I wish to
> import  scipy  I got this error:
> 
>  >>> from scipy import *
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<pyshell#13>", line 1, in -toplevel-
>     from scipy import *
>   File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\scipy\lib\__init__.py", line 4, in 
> -toplevel-
>     from numpy.testing import ScipyTest
>   File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\numpy\testing\__init__.py", line 
> 3, in -toplevel-
>     from numpytest import *
>   File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\numpy\testing\numpytest.py", line 
> 18, in -toplevel-
>     from utils import jiffies
>   File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\numpy\testing\utils.py", line 69, 
> in -toplevel-
>     import win32pdh
> ImportError: No module named win32pdh
> 
> For the python I have installed this version:
>  >>> import sys
>  >>> sys.version
> '2.4.2 (#67, Sep 28 2005, 12:41:11) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]'
> 
> my operatting system is Windows XP with service pack 2. The computer is 
> not Intel Pentium but an AMD Opteron 148.
> Before this instalation I use Numpy version 0.94 and scipy 0.4.6 and 
> everything work. Could somebody help me?

This is a known issue. A dependency on the win32all package (which provides
win32pdh) snuck in. We will be removing it in the next release.

In the meantime, you can either install win32all (which I do recommend; it's
widely considered an essential package for Windows users):

  http://starship.python.net/~skippy/win32/

Or you can change numpy/testing/utils.py on line 67 or thereabouts. Change the
line that looks like this (or something like it):

  if os.name=='nt' and sys.version[:3] > '2.3':

to this:

  if False:

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Robert Kern
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