import zlib ImportError: No module named zlib

python python-2.7 virtualenv zlib pythonbrew
chobo picture chobo · Jan 26, 2013 · Viewed 11.2k times · Source 
# pythonbrew venv create django1.5
Creating `django1.5` environment into /usr/local/pythonbrew/venvs/Python-2.7.3
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/pythonbrew/etc/virtualenv/virtualenv.py", line 19, in <module>
import zlib
ImportError: No module named zlib

What should I do?? I want to import zlib.

And I aready install zlib *

# rpm -qa |grep zlib
zlib-1.2.5-7.fc17.i686
zlib-devel-1.2.5-7.fc17.i686

UPDATE:

# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 3.6.10-2.fc17.i686 #1 SMP Tue Dec 11 18:33:15 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
# cat /etc/issue
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
Kernel \r on an \m (\l)

Answer

Alexander picture Alexander · Feb 27, 2013

Check PYTHONPATH variable. It is possible that this variable is set incorrectly when django start. From other hands django1.5 use incorect path for searching library. The second reson may be zlib was installed in non-default path

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