Question

My first attempt at using python setuptools. I am using wxPython in the project. I am using the following import lines

import wx, random
from wx.lib import buttons

And in my setup.py I have

 setup(
      name='name',
      version='0.2p',
      description='...',
      author='...',
      author_email='...',
      packages=['name'],
        long_description=open(
          path.join(
              path.dirname(__file__),
              'README'
          )
      ).read(),
        install_requires=[
          'setuptools',
          'MySQL-python',
          'wx',
          'ObjectListView'
        ],)

When I use easy_install on the .egg everything seems fine. But when I run the main method from where the project has been installed, I get the failed import message:

from wx.lib import buttons
ImportError: No module named lib

Do I need to explicity require the wx.lib module in the setup.py file?

Answer 1

The problem has nothing to do with your setup.py file, rather you’re missing a step in your import statements. You need to explicitly import the lib module from wx. It should look something like this:

import wx
import wx.lib
from wx.lib import buttons

Edit: Actually, there is a problem with the setup.py install_requires. You want to require wxPython and NOT wx. wx is an entirely different package in Python’s package index.

You do still need that extra import wx.lib in your import statements however.