ImportError: No module named _bsddb

Sam Ruby rubys at intertwingly.net
Thu May 15 01:45:46 EST 2008


Jon Auman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to run planet.py on OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) but I run into  
> this error. I guess Apple does not provide all the necessary modules  
> to run planet.py.
> I read in some previous posts that bsddb was optional.  Is there  
> anyway around installing all the missing python modules (which is not  
> usually painless)?
> Is there a version planet that works on Tiger?

Planet 2.0 requires bsddb.  While I am not a Tiger user, I am pretty 
sure that bsddb can be installed on Tiger.

With Venus (unofficially: Planet 3.0), bsddb should be optional.

   http://intertwingly.net/code/venus/

- Sam Ruby



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