[Tutor] Error message received when running “from scipy import interpolate”

[Alan Gauld]

On 05/06/14 23:36, Colin Ross wrote:
> I am attempting to run the following in python:
>
> |from  scipyimport  interpolate|

This list is for those learning the core Python language and its 
standard library.

Support for scipy is probably best gained from the scipy forum
The MacPython list may also be able to help with MacOS specific queries.

But there are some Mac/Scipy users here so I'll leave it to them to 
chime in if they can help.

> I receive this error message:
>
> |Traceback  (most recent call last):
>    File  "<stdin>",  line1,  in  <module>
>    File  "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/scipy-0.11.0.dev_0496569_20111005-py2.7-macosx-10.7-x86_64.egg/scipy/interpolate/__init__.py",  line156,  in  <module>
>      from  ndgriddataimport  *
>    File  "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/scipy-0.11.0.dev_0496569_20111005-py2.7-macosx-10.7-x86_64.egg/scipy/interpolate/ndgriddata.py",  line9,  in  <module>
>      from  interpndimport  LinearNDInterpolator,  NDInterpolatorBase,  \
>    File  "numpy.pxd",  line172,  in  init interpnd(scipy/interpolate/interpnd.c:7696)
> ValueError:  numpy.ndarray has the wrong size,  try  recompiling|
>
> I am currently running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and Python 2.7.1. with
> MacPorts installed.
>
> I am attempting to run the code on a different computer than it was
> created on. After doing some reading my understanding is that this error
> may be a result of the ABI not being forward compatible. To try and
> solve the issue I updated my MacPorts and then ran ($ sudo port upgrade
> outdated) to upgrade the installed ports. However, the same error
> continues to appear when I try and run the code.

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