Re: [rdiff-backup-users] ImportError: No module named rdiff_backup.Main

[covici]

Also, what if you do this from your regular home directory -- any
difference?

Tamashii <address@hidden> wrote:

> Reinstallation of the package with dpkg did not yield any favorable
> results. I've also tried to remove it all and install it again with
> apt-get.
> This gave the same result:
> 
> address@hidden:/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6# apt-get install rdiff-backup
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   rdiff-backup
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 24 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B/202 kB of archives.
> After this operation, 823 kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Selecting previously deselected package rdiff-backup.
> (Reading database ... 30265 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking rdiff-backup (from .../rdiff-backup_1.2.8-6_amd64.deb) ...
> Setting up rdiff-backup (1.2.8-6) ...
> 
> address@hidden:/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6# rdiff-backup -V
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 20, in <module>
>     import rdiff_backup.Main
> ImportError: No module named rdiff_backup.Main
> 
> 
> I can try to purge it again and re-install it from sources, but if
> possible I'd like to have it in packages for updates.
> 
> 
> Thanks again,
> Alexander
> 
> Am 29.07.2011 06:57, schrieb address@hidden:
> > I would try to reinstall, also do a dpkg -L rdiff-backup and make sure
> > all the files are where they should be.  I am using Debina Squeeze on a
> > box with rdiff-backup with no problems.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Tamashii<address@hidden>  wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Everyone!
> >>
> >> I've been looking at guides and fix-suggestions for this error for
> >> several hours - did not help - so I'll try my luck here.
> >> I've never coded anything in python - I'm just trying to run the
> >> program. (So I have a hard time finding the problem.)
> >>
> >> The Problem:
> >> address@hidden:/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages# rdiff-backup -V
> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>    File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 20, in<module>
> >>      import rdiff_backup.Main
> >> ImportError: No module named rdiff_backup.Main
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm running Debian 6, installed the package via. "apt-get install
> >> rdiff-backup"
> >>
> >> These are my paths:
> >>
> >> Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Dec 26 2010, 22:31:48)
> >> [GCC 4.4.5] on linux2
> >> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>>>> import sys
> >>>>> sys.path
> >> ['', '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6', '/usr/lib/python2.6',
> >> '/usr/lib/python2.6/plat-linux2', '/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-tk',
> >> '/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-old', '/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload',
> >> '/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages',
> >> '/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages']
> >> I've already copied the folder to any imagineable location - no luck:
> >>
> >> address@hidden:/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages# locate rdiff_backup | grep
> >> Main.py
> >> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py
> >> /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py
> >> /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py
> >> /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py
> >> /usr/share/pyshared/rdiff_backup/Main.py
> >>
> >> address@hidden:/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages# locate rdiff_backup | 
> >> grep 1.2.8
> >> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup-1.2.8.egg-info
> >> /usr/share/pyshared/rdiff_backup-1.2.8.egg-info
> >>
> >> Those directories above should all be in the python path.
> >>
> >> address@hidden:/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages# locate rdiff-backup
> >> /etc/bash_completion.d/rdiff-backup
> >> /usr/bin/rdiff-backup
> >> /usr/bin/rdiff-backup-statistics
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/README
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/README.Debian
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/changelog.Debian.gz
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/changelog.gz
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/copyright
> >> /usr/share/doc/rdiff-backup/examples.html
> >> /usr/share/man/man1/rdiff-backup-statistics.1.gz
> >> /usr/share/man/man1/rdiff-backup.1.gz
> >> /usr/share/python-support/rdiff-backup.public
> >> /var/cache/apt/archives/rdiff-backup_1.2.8-6_amd64.deb
> >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/rdiff-backup.conffiles
> >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/rdiff-backup.list
> >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/rdiff-backup.md5sums
> >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/rdiff-backup.postinst
> >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/rdiff-backup.prerm
> >>
> >>
> >> Any ideas what I can try to solve this?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> Alexander
> >>
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