[osgeo4w-dev] [osgeo4w] #267: ctypes version conflict with numpy

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#267: ctypes version conflict with numpy
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Reporter:  davidfawcett  |       Owner:  osgeo4w-dev@…              
    Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                        
Priority:  major         |   Component:  Package                    
 Version:                |    Keywords:  python ctypes numpy        
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 When I try to import numpy, I get the below error.  It appears that it
 looks for ctypeslib.py in the right spot, but then it goes to the path for
 my 'system python', which is Python 2.5 for ctypes\__init__.py.

 I just ran the OSGeo4W installer to update all of the packages.

 GDAL 1.8.1, released 2011/07/09

 H:\>python
 Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
 on win
 32
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import numpy
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
   File "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py",
 line 154,
  in <module>
     import ctypeslib
   File "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python27\lib\site-packages\numpy\ctypeslib.py",
 line 60,
  in <module>
     import ctypes
   File "D:\Python25\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 20, in <module>
     raise Exception, ("Version number mismatch", __version__,
 _ctypes_version)
 Exception: ('Version number mismatch', '1.0.2', '1.1.0')
 >>>

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/267>
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