Re: [wxPython-users] Help needed on wxPython install

[Chris Barker]

I do hope you've looked for native CentoOS and Ubuntu packages -- they
are probably there!

Or do you need a newer version than they provide?

-Chris


On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Andrew Ratcliffe
<handyr...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Dear Group,
> I'm new to wxPython and wxWidgets and I'm having a lot of problems trying to
> install them. Firstly please forgive my ignorance, I'm hoping this is the
> right group to ask this question of, but please redirect me to the correct
> one if not.
>
> My requirement is very simple, I have an application that I wish to use
> which requires wxPython it can found here
> http://tools.netsa.cert.org/isilk/download.html#release-0.3.3
>
> I'm not a developer all I need to is have the wxPython installed so that I
> can run the program that I'm downloading.
>
> I have tried very hard, to make the programs and install them and done much
> google searching in the process but I'm stumpted. I seem to get lots of
> errors and even when I get past some I just get new ones.
> All I'm really needing is some simple clear instructions for the
> installation and just can't find any.
> I'm trying to install on Linux, xubuntu and Centos 6.3 (I'd be happy if I
> could get it working on both but either will do.)
> I started with
> easy_install wxpython
> error: Couldn't find a setup script in
> /tmp/easy_install-Wm0tJs/wxPython-src-2.9.4.0.tar.bz2
>
> So I thought I'd build from source, however, the installation instructions
> seem to be written for a development environment not a simple install,
> nevertheless I persevered.
> I built and installed wxGTK first following the instructions here
> http://wiki.wxpython.org/How%20to%20install%20wxPython
> The wxGTK build and install went fine, but unfortunately the wxPython is not
> going well and I suspect the instructions may be out of date.
> The wxPython is a subdirectory of the distribution which isn't mentioned but
> I tried to follow the instructions from that directory instead.
> Initially the build fails with problems find header files wx.h
> I can find the header files and many posts on web mention this issue, I did
> as one post suggested and add symbolic links to /usr/local/include/wx
> Now it says that I don't have the openGL libs installed, but I think I do,
> but as there are no dependencies listed that I can see. It's possible I
> don't have the right library installed and it may also be that it's looking
> in the wrong place again.
>
> It's all getting a bit messy for me, I'd be a lot happier starting again
> with some good instructions for installing the stable release not for
> development but just for using on my systems.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
> Kind regards,
> Andy
>
>
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[Andrew Ratcliffe]

Thanks for the reply

I did try that but I couldn't find it Precise Pangolin or on Centos 6.3. I tried adding the Natty version to xubuntu and this seems to work partially but 'import wx' complains of a missing wx core??
It's very difficult as there does not seem to be a list of required components to follow anywhere.

[Robin Dunn]

On 11/9/12 2:54 PM, Andrew Ratcliffe wrote:
> Thanks for the reply
>
> I did try that but I couldn't find it Precise Pangolin or on Centos 6.3.
> I tried adding the Natty version to xubuntu and this seems to work
> partially but 'import wx' complains of a missing wx core??
> It's very difficult as there does not seem to be a list of required
> components to follow anywhere.
>

On Ubuntu run this:

sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8 python-wxtools wx2.8-i18n

That should give you wxPython 2.8.12.1 and its dependencies, and it also
looks like that is the version that iSilk says that it requires.


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Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org

[Andrew Ratcliffe]

Robin,

Thanks, I think it's fair to say I made something of a mess by trying too many different things. I started from scratch with a new VM Xubuntu 12.04 and followed the instructions you very kindly posted and It works fine. 

Is there a similar simple way to add wxpython to CentOS 6.3 with yum?

Thanks very much

Andy

[Robin Dunn]

On 11/10/12 4:06 PM, Andrew Ratcliffe wrote:
> Robin,
> Thanks, I think it's fair to say I made something of a mess by trying
> too many different things. I started from scratch with a new VM Xubuntu
> 12.04 and followed the instructions you very kindly posted and It works
> fine.
>
> Is there a similar simple way to add wxpython to CentOS 6.3 with yum?
>

Google is your friend.

https://www.google.com/search?q=centos+6+wxpython

http://pkgs.org/download/wxPython