Python3 problem: ImportError: No module named pkg_resources

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I am trying to run Mnemosyne (flash card learning app). I had no problems with this app in 13.1, I keep getting the error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/bin/mnemosyne”, line 4, in <module>
import pkg_resources
ImportError: No module named pkg_resources

I un-installed and re-installed python3-setuptools but it made no difference - anyone have a fix for this?

Thanks for any help.

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Hi
If it’s a python 2.7 application, then you would need python-setup tools installed, not python3…

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As Malcolm points out, you should be using python 2.x, not 3.x, see bottom of page here:

http://mnemosyne-proj.org/hacking-mnemosyne

To see if your module is installed, open a terminal and type ‘python’ (without quotes). By default (unless you’ve changed it) you should see " Welcome to Python 2.7! …"
At the prompt, type ‘help()’ (without quotes), you should see 'help> ’
Type ‘modules’ (without quotes), this will show all installed mods

You will probably see your pkg_resources listed (as it’s added by default). While your at it, you might want to verify that you have the other required mods listed on that site.

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Hi,

Thanks for the help sparkz_alot and malcolm.

I did a clean install of OS 13.2 KDE, so whatever python packages came with the distro are what’s installed. I did what you suggested and this is the installed python:

Python 2.7.8 (default, Sep 30 2014, 15:34:38) [GCC] on linux2
Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.

however, there is no module called pkg_resources. Should I remove python3-setuptools and install python-setuptools or can the 2 live side by side?

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On Thu 13 Nov 2014 05:06:01 PM CST, londondaveuk wrote:

Hi,

Thanks for the help sparkz_alot and malcolm.

I did a clean install of OS 13.2 KDE, so whatever python packages came
with the distro are what’s installed. I did what you suggested and this
is the installed python:

> Python 2.7.8 (default, Sep 30 2014, 15:34:38) [GCC] on linux2
> Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.

however, there is no module called pkg_resources. Should I remove
python3-setuptools and install python-setuptools or can the 2 live side
by side?

Hi
They should co-exist fine, as they live in the
respective /usr/lib/pythonX.X directories

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Thanks all,

After installing python-setuptools, python-matplotlib, python-matplotlib-qt4 and python-qt4 mnemosyne is working again.

Cheers.