ipython: cannot start

[jprueff@…]

It is impossible to start ipython since the last update from 0.13 to 1.0

The error message says :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/local/bin/ipython", line 5, in <module>
    from IPython import start_ipython
ImportError: cannot import name start_ipython

I have tried to uninstall and reinstall both python (v 2.7) and ipython, but it did not help

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Please do not set the Priority field in the future; priority assessment is at the discretion of MacPorts developers.

Also, please Cc relevant port maintainers (port info --maintainers) and use WikiFormatting in the future.

[jhamman1@…]

I am merely echoing jprueff@…'s report. I also have reinstalled but still getting this error:

>>>sudo port select --set ipython ipython27
Selecting 'ipython27' for 'ipython' succeeded. 'ipython27' is now active.

>>>ipython
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/local/bin/ipython", line 5, in <module>
    from IPython import start_ipython
ImportError: cannot import name start_ipython

One other note, py33-ipython seems to be working without any problems.

[jhamman1@…]

Cc Me!

[jprueff@…]

Ipython is working now. There was apparently a conflict with the previous Python 2.7 installation. To get it work (on Mac Os X), I have removed the directory : /Library/Python/2.7/

[jhamman1@…]

Replying to jprueff@…:

Ipython is working now. There was apparently a conflict with the previous Python 2.7 installation. To get it work (on Mac Os X), I have removed the directory : /Library/Python/2.7/

The problem just lies in the /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ipython-0.13.1-py2.7.egg/ directory so no need to trash the entire /Library/Python/2.7/ directory. With this mod, ipython is working for me now. It would be nice for the port to handle this though.

Thanks for the tip.

[petrrr]

Cc Me!