[Pythonmac-SIG] python help() >modules problem

Sat Nov 22 21:54:30 CET 2008

Gidday
When I start python2.5 (on OSX 2.5.4) in Terminal
then help()
then modules
I don't get the expected list of modules but this error:
help> modules
Please wait a moment while I gather a list of all available modules...
Leopard libedit detected.
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/site.py", line 348, in __call__
 return pydoc.help(*args, **kwds)
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1647, in __call__
 self.interact()
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1665, in interact
 self.help(request)
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1681, in help
 elif request == 'modules': self.listmodules()
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1802, in listmodules
 ModuleScanner().run(callback)
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1853, in run
 for importer, modname, ispkg in pkgutil.walk_packages():
 File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ 
python2.5/pkgutil.py", line 110, in walk_packages
 __import__(name)
 File "/usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wxaddons/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>
 config = wx.Config("wxaddons")
 File "//usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wx-2.8-mac-unicode/wx/_misc.py", line 3298, in __init__
 _misc_.Config_swiginit(self,_misc_.new_Config(*args, **kwargs))
wx._core.PyNoAppError: The wx.App object must be created first!
I don't understand why it is interested in wx.App ??
If I try to run wx demos from the developer examples I get a similar 
response:
python2.5 /Developer/Examples/wxWidgets/wxPython/demo/SizedControls.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/Developer/Examples/wxWidgets/wxPython/demo/ 
SizedControls.py", line 2, in <module>
 import wxaddons.sized_controls as sc
 File "/usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wxaddons/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>
 config = wx.Config("wxaddons")
 File "//usr/local/lib/wxPython-unicode-2.8.9.1/lib/python2.5/site- 
packages/wx-2.8-mac-unicode/wx/_misc.py", line 3298, in __init__
 _misc_.Config_swiginit(self,_misc_.new_Config(*args, **kwargs))
wx._core.PyNoAppError: The wx.App object must be created first!
Furthermore:
If I start python2.6 I do get the asked for list of modules but the 
Python application fires up
and bounces in dock until it eventually stops and reports "Application 
Not Responding"
Anyone help?
George Wright
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http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~gwright