Questions tagged [python-2.7]
Python 2.7 is a version of the Python programming language released in 2010. Use this tag for questions about using Python 2.7 in Ubuntu.
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Error installing scrapy in virtualenv using pip
pip install scrapy
Downloading/unpacking scrapy
Downloading Scrapy-0.24.2-py2-none-any.whl (502kB): 502kB downloaded
Downloading/unpacking pyOpenSSL (from scrapy)
Downloading pyOpenSSL-0.14.tar.gz ...
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easy_install: command not found
I am trying to install MYCROFT on Ubuntu 18.04 following this: LINK
cd ~/
git clone https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-core.git
cd mycroft-core
bash dev_setup.sh
I am getting this error:
sudo: ...
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I run `sudo apt-get remove python2.7`, can I restore my Ubuntu now?
I wanted to remove and reinstall python2.7 interpreter on 12.04
But when I did sudo apt-get remove python2.7, The crazy terminal started to remove everything!!! Any idea how I can restore whatever I'...
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How to install h.264 decoder?
I tried playing videos in movie player but only the audio could be heard.
I tried playing the video with dragon player but here also only the audio could be heard.
A message box appeared showing the ...
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python2.7 broken by weakref import error, please help!
I just updated from 16.04 to 17.10, and every time I attempt to run any python2.7 command, I'm getting this error:
pip install --upgrade pip
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/XXXX/bin/...
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Jupyter Notebook Installation
Is it possible to install Jupyter Notebook through apt-get install? For example, we can install numpy by using apt-get install python-numpy.
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How can I remove python 2.7 after installing python 3.3?
I have successfully installed python 3.3 on Ubuntu 12.10. Since I don’t need multiple versions of python, I want to remove the existing python 2.7. When I try to do that, using
sudo apt-get remove ...
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ImportError: No module named sklearn
I installed scikit-learn on following these instructions
Even when I try now to run again: sudo pip install -U scikit-learn
I get this message proving again that installation is ok:
Requirement ...
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Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: Unable to get the locale encoding ... SyntaxError: invalid syntax Aborted (core dumped)
I installed anaconda by running the
bash Anaconda-2.2.0-Linux-x86_64.sh
command on my Ubuntu 14.04 system , which installed successfully, after which I was asked to export my new /home/username/...
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Install uwsgi 1.2.5 via pip
Welcome,
Currently I'm trying to install latest uwsgi on my VPS (Ubuntu 11.10) based on instruction from the site
http://projects.unbit.it/uwsgi/wiki/Quickstart
pip install uwsgi
During compilation ...
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How do I switch back to python2 after Anaconda set python3 as the default?
Recently, I installed Anaconda3-2.5.0-Linux-x86_64.sh on my 15.04 and ended up with this!
:~$ python --version
Python 3.5.1 :: Anaconda 2.5.0 (64-bit)
:~$ python2 --version
Python 2.7.9
:~$ python3 ...
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pip won't run. throws errors instead
I am running into problems when ever I run pip with any arguments or flags. I've tried doing apt-get install --reinstall python-pip but it does not help and am at a loss how to fix this
Version of ...
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Problem installing Python-Dev
I am having trouble installing python-dev. It all started when I tried to install another Python package and got the error:
SystemError: Cannot compile 'Python.h'. Perhaps you need to install python-...
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Python3 pip3 install broken on Ubuntu
I installed python3 and pip3 successfully on my Ubuntu16.04, but pip3 install is broken. How can I fix this problem? The error information of pip3 install is as follows:
# pip3 install xlwt
Traceback ...
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pip install gives "Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1"
I am trying to install python package rpy2 with pip install on Ubuntu 16.04:
pip install rpy2==2.2.7
but get error message (see full output below):
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with ...
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How to remove Python 2 from Ubuntu 20.04?
I've upgraded recently from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. But I can see that Python2 is still the default instead of python 3.8.2.
$ python -V
Python 2.7.18rc1
$ python3 -V
Python 3.8.2
Is it possible ...
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How do I install python 3.5.2? [duplicate]
It's my first time using ubuntu so I don't know how to use it very well yet...
How can i install python 3.5.2 ? It has already the version 2.7.12 .
My Ubuntu version is Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (desktop).
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Alsa problems with python2.7- Unable to open slave
I am using python's module pyaudio to process sound but ALSA returns:
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:618:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1022:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open ...
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pygtk not available on Focal Fossa (20.04)? [duplicate]
tl;dr I cannot install pygtk on Focal Fossa (Ubuntu 20.04) anymore but need it for my self-written PyGTK-based Python application.
I wrote a Python2 application some years ago based on GTK using the ...
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Is it safe to remove Python 2.7.15rc1 from Ubuntu 18.04?
I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 18.04 as soon as I got it and I am not using Python 2.
Is it safe for me to remove it?
My terminal is showing the default version as Python 3.7.3.
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How to list/access all the available audio input and output ports/channels of a USB soundcard from a particular PC
In Windows 7, I used to use pymedia, a python library, to list the available interfaces as well as use them for playing and recording audio. A typical query would look like this:
Now, I'm no longer ...
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How to install the cPickle module?
I was unable to install the cPickle module using pip:
$ pip --version
pip 1.5.6 from /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages (python 2.7)
$ pip install cPickle
...
Could not find any downloads that ...
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Why does pip -t not work on Ubuntu 15.04?
I've been having an odd problem with pip on Ubuntu 15.04. When I try to install anything using the "-t" option to put it in a specific directory, it fails with the following error:
error: can't ...
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Checking for 'gee-0.8' >= 0.8.0 : not found
I am trying to install pysoy and at the stage of configuration using
./waf configure
it gives an error as seen below
Checking for 'gee-0.8' >= 0.8.0 : not found
The configuration ...
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Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to play media files of the following type: Windows Media Audio 8 decoder
when trying to convert some audio files to Ogg Vorbis using Sound Converter I get the following error:
Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to play media files of the
following type: Windows ...
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gcloud failed to load: libssl.so.1.0.0: version `OPENSSL_1.0.2' not found
While trying to use gcloud I'm seeing this error:
ERROR: gcloud failed to load: /tmp/_MEIKmE9I5/libssl.so.1.0.0: version `OPENSSL_1.0.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/_ssl....
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python 2.7 => ImportError: No module named _io
I decided to switch from Windows to Linux, so I installed Ubuntu Raring final beta.
Unfortunately I have a Python problem.
I was trying to use pip from a virtualenv I created, to install packages ...
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ImportError: No module named tkinter
When I try to install tkinter using this command:
sudo apt-get install python-tk
I get this message meaning it is already installed:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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How to remove python 2.7.15rc1 in Ubuntu 18.04
When I checked Python version as normal user, it is showing Python 2:
$ python --version
Python 2.7.15rc1
And when try to run as root :
# python --version
Python 3.6.7
Any suggestion how to remove ...
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How to update Python to the latest version on Ubuntu 16.04
I am trying to update my python version but whenever I try:
pip install --upgrade python
the output is:
DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade
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Eclipse Crashes with Linux Kernel 4.4.0-81-generic
I'm running the Gnome version of Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS 32 bit.
I am also running Eclipse 3.8.1 with the PyDev plugin.
Recently my software updates updated me to Linux kernel 4.4.0-81-generic and now ...
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What does my PYTHONPATH contain?
I work on some personal python libraries and I need to display what PYTHONPATH contains and then manipulate it.
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Eclipse not showing Pydev in Preferences
After installing Eclipse and python I am not able to see Pydev on eclipse. When I try to install eclipse again it is showing as duplicate location.
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Error upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 LTS python-minimal package error
Everything was going very smooth until today when I decided to upgrade Ubuntu 16.04.3 to 16.04.4
When it was in the last stage of installing the downloaded updates, python-minimal packaged failed to ...
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How to install python-setuptools properly on Ubuntu 14.04
ivan@MS-7640:~$ python -V
Python 2.7.10
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
[sudo] password for ivan:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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Unable to install VMware Horizon Client on Ubuntu 18.04
sudo sh ./VMware-Horizon-Client-4.8.0-8518891.x64.bundle
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
/tmp/vmis.bxQxOU/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer: line 76: python: command not found
Edit:
I ...
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Duplicity with B2 Backblaze issue
Running 18.04LTS
I've installed Duplicity... it seems to work. I'm running duplicity 0.7.18.2.
I've installed the B2 Command line tool... it works without issue.
I get the following when I try to ...
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How to get PyQt5 for Python2 on Ubuntu 20.04
I have a critical PyQt5 application which is still in the migration to Python3 phases.
K/Ubuntu 20.04 has removed the required packaging to install PyQt5 for Python 2.7. I understand the importance ...
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Beautiful Soup 4 not working with Python 3.4.0
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit Operating System .
I installed Beautiful Soup 4 using this command :
sudo apt-get install python-bs4
With Python 2.7.6 , I had no difficulty importing the bs4 module....
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Ubuntu 20.04 - need Python 2 - native Python 2 install vs other options?
I've been using Ubuntu 20.04 for a few months now and things are going well, however recently I ran into 2 legacy applications which I'll need to start supporting that will require Python 2. As best ...
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How to create python2.7 virtualenv on Ubuntu 20.04
I want to run an application that uses python2.7 version, but by default python2.7 is not installed. When I tried to use:
$ virtualenv -p python2 flaskold
It returned:
RuntimeError: failed to find ...
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Changing Python default in 12.04 LTS
I have downloaded and installed python 3.2.3 for Ubuntu/Debian. Also IDLE IDE for 3.2.3.
If I execute IDLE for 3.2.3 explicitely, 3.2.3 runs under IDLE and all is well.
But if I go to a terminal ...
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Need to have 2 versions of Python without using a VM
I need to have 2 versions of Python installed on my PC. The first must be the latest version in order to use youtube-dl, and the second must be the 2.7 version for a course that says we must not ...
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Changing python version without breaking software center
I have been fiddling with my Python installation on Ubuntu 12.04 (I was having trouble installing a python library), and at one point my python command wasn't working. It turned out the symlink was ...
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Taking screenshot using python
The below code work perfectly when I run it as a console application
import gtk.gdk
import time
w = gtk.gdk.get_default_root_window()
sz = w.get_size()
print "The size of the window is %d x %d" % ...
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Is there a way to not show .pyc (Python bytecode) files under Nautilus?
Is there a way to disable them under directory structures in Nautilus? My Django-project is getting quite confusing with them.
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Python Error when opening software-center
My software center suddenly not working. When i tried to open it from the launcher, its only loading but showing nothing.
I tried to run it from terminal, and got this error :
Traceback (most recent ...
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cx_Oracle in Ubuntu: distutils.errors.DistutilsSetupError: cannot locate an Oracle software installation
i try to install python dependencies for django project sdu.edu.kz. This project uses cx-Oracle.
When i try:
./install_python_dependencies.sh install
It successfully installs all modules except one....
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unoconv is not working in python
I've an issue while using unoconv to convert docs to html from a Python script.
It works perfectly when I run the script or the unoconv commands as root, but it fails when I do the same from other ...
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Python-Speechd?
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10, am fooling around with some Python code. In earlier releases, I used to be able to do:
import speechd
And now I get that the module does not exist. It also tells ...
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