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Asked: 2026-05-21T07:30:20+00:00

I have been trying to use Eclipse 3.6 as a Python editor. I install

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I have been trying to use Eclipse 3.6 as a Python editor.
I install the latest version of PyDev, and then try to set the Interpreter – Python field of the preferences, on my mac.

My python version is 2.6 and the path is “/usr/bin/python”. When I enter this, and I select the items to add to the system PYTHONPATH I get the following error message:

Error: Python stdlib not found

It seems that the Python /Lib folder (which contains the standard
library) was not found /selected during the instal process.

This folder (which contains files such as threading.py and
traceback.py) is required for PyDev to function properly (and it must
contain the actual source files, not only .pyc files) …

So I can’t tell eclipse the interpreter path!
Any help would be great!
(I tried reinstalling PyDev already, no luck)

Thanks!

Following Praveen’s answer, My python library is in /library/python/2.6/site-packages. When I enter /usr/bin/python into the interpreter field, eclipse asks me which paths I would like to add to my System PYTHONPATH. One of the checkbox items is exactly that path. So I check it, along with the other boxes. Click ok, and I get the same error.

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  1. Editorial Team

    just found an answer to my own question, thought it might enlighten other users with similar problems. I will try it out later to see if it works.

    On SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pydev/forums/forum/293649/topic/4480085:

    • tim-erwin writes:

    “I downloaded the Python source release and simply dropped the /Lib folder into the /System/…./Frameworks/…/lib/python2.6/ and it works.”

    • fabioz writes:

    “That’s a solution (although usually what I do on Mac OS is getting a python install from python.org instead of using the default one — not sure what you may break in Mac OS if something bad happens there while developing).”

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