Did not manage to run manage.py runserver (Django 1.6, Python 2.7.6 on Mac 10.8.5)

[Nicholas Ling]

Hi guys

i'm new to python as well as django. Seeking help for this problem when im running the command "python manage.py runserver" in Terminal for tutorial in  https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/intro/tutorial01/

The development server¶

Let’s verify this worked. Change into the outer mysite directory, if you haven’t already, and run the command python manage.py runserver. You’ll see the following output on the command line:

 i got this error message in Terminal

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "manage.py", line 8, in <module>

    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>

    from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/core/exceptions.py", line 7, in <module>

    from django.utils.encoding import force_text

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/utils/encoding.py", line 11, in <module>

    from django.utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import quote

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/utils/six.py", line 86, in __get__

    result = self._resolve()

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/utils/six.py", line 129, in _resolve

    module = _import_module(self.mod)

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django/utils/six.py", line 76, in _import_module

    __import__(name)

  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 26, in <module>

    import socket

  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 47, in <module>

    import _socket

ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/_socket.so, 2): Symbol not found: __PyInt_AsInt

  Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/_socket.so

  Expected in: flat namespace

 in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/_socket.so

Manage to bypass error to continue the tutorial by typing

sudo python manage.py runserver

 

However, would like to understand whats the issue here, if anyone is kind enough to explain. Thanks! :D

ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/_socket.so, 2): Symbol not found: __PyInt_AsInt

  Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/_socket.so

Warmest,

Nicholas