[Tutor] Finding the version # of a module, and py module problem

[David Hutto]

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:53 PM, David Hutto <smokefloat at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Wayne Watson
> <sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> It's been awhile since I've used python, and I recall there is a way to find
>> the version number from the IDLE command line  prompt. dir, help,
>> __version.__?
>>
>> I made the most minimal change to a program, and it works for me, but not my
>> partner. He gets
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "C:\Documents and
>> Settings\HP_Administrator.DavesDesktop\Desktop\NC-FireballReport20100729.py",
>> line 40, in <module>
>>     from scipy import stats as stats # scoreatpercentile
>>   File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\scipy\stats\__init__.py", line 7, in
>> <module>
>>     from stats import *
>>   File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\scipy\stats\stats.py", line 191, in
>> <module>
>>     import scipy.special as special
>>   File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\scipy\special\__init__.py", line 22,
>> in <module>
>>     from numpy.testing import NumpyTest
>> ImportError: cannot import name NumpyTest
>>
>> Here are the first few lines of code.
>>
>> import sys, os, glob
>> import string
>> from numpy import *
>> from datetime import datetime, timedelta
>> import time
>> from scipy import stats as stats # scoreatpercentile
>>
>> I'm pretty sure he has the same version of Python, 2.5, but perhaps not the
>> numpy or scipy modules. I need to find out his version numbers.
>>
>> --
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>
> I'm pretty sure their might be an easier way, but since no one has
> replied just yet. You can go into your command prompt and type pydoc
> -p 1234(noth the python interpreter, and you might have to cd to the
> Lib directory with pydoc in it). Then use a browser and go to
> localhost:1234, and in the sight packages section click on the numpy,
> or scipy, and it shows the version in parentheses beside the name at
> top.
>

And not sure if this works in 2.5, I only have 2.6, 2.7, and 3.1 to test on.

>>> from setup import *
>>> print __version__
$Revision: 77217 $
>>>

So for you should be:
from numpy import *
print __version__