[Python-Dev] socket question (original) (raw)

Jeremy Hylton jeremy@zope.com
07 Apr 2003 13:43:28 -0400

Rick,

This question would be more appropriate on python-list. The python-dev list is for discussion among people who work on the Python implementation, rather than for end-user questions. But don't sweat it; you probably didn't know that.

On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 13:16, Rick Y wrote:

how can i enable sockt module in my solaris python?. i did not build it. Downloaded it from sunfreeware.

./viewcvs-install Traceback (most recent call last): File "./viewcvs-install", line 35, in ? import compat File "./lib/compat.py", line 20, in ? import urllib File "/usr/local/lib/python2.1/urllib.py", line 26, in ? import socket File "/usr/local/lib/python2.1/socket.py", line 41, in ? from socket import * ImportError: ld.so.1: python: fatal: libssl.so.0.9.6: open failed: No such file or directory

The version of Python you are using has been linked against OpenSSL. The import of _socket is failing because the libssl.so can't be found at run-time. You either need to tell your linker where to find the file or install OpenSSL. I'm sure you can find more help on the details on the other list.

Jeremy