When you execute command import select python crashes under windows XP/2000 I think this bug inside Python interpreter. However when you remove first line or remove comments this command executes fine under Python 2.4 but still crash under Python 2.4.1
Logged In: YES user_id=89016 This bug is already fixed in the current CVS version (which will prbably be released as 2.4.2 in mid-September). select.py imports properly on both Windows and Linux. Closing as "Out Of Date".