[Scons-users] "pip install scons" result in a broken installation that is unusable

[Bill Deegan]

Please try:

*pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/
<https://test.pypi.org/simple/> scons==3.1.0.alpha.20181015*


On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 5:03 AM Fux Samuel (ID SIS) <samuel.fux at id.ethz.ch>
wrote:

> @Bill: Thank you for your reply.
>
> Wheel is installed, but still the problem persists:
>
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *pip uninstall scons*
> Skipping scons as it is not installed.
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *ls
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scons**
> ls: cannot access
> '/cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scons*': No such
> file or directory
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *pip install --index-url
> https://test.pypi.org/simple/ <https://test.pypi.org/simple/>
> scons==3.1.0.alpha.20181011*
> Looking in indexes: https://test.pypi.org/simple/
> Collecting scons==3.1.0.alpha.20181011
> Installing collected packages: scons
> Successfully installed scons-3.1.0a20181011
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *which scons*
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/bin/scons
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *scons*
> SCons import failed. Unable to find engine files in:
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/bin/../engine
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/bin/scons-local-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/bin/scons-local
>
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/scons
>
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/scons
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/bin/scons", line 192, in <module>
>     import SCons.Script
> ImportError: No module named SCons.Script
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$
>
> To avoid problems with the non-system installation of Python
> (/cluster/apps/python vs. /usr/bin/python, I have tried to install the
> package in my home directory (using pip install --user) but still, the
> problem persists:
>
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *pip uninstall scons*
> Skipping scons as it is not installed.
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *ls
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scons**
> ls: cannot access
> '/cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scons*': No such
> file or directory
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *ls
> $HOME/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scons**
> ls: cannot access
> '/cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scons*': No such
> file or directory
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *pip install --user --index-url
> https://test.pypi.org/simple/ <https://test.pypi.org/simple/>
> scons==3.1.0.alpha.20181011*
> Looking in indexes: https://test.pypi.org/simple/
> Collecting scons==3.1.0.alpha.20181011
> Installing collected packages: scons
> Successfully installed scons-3.1.0a20181011
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$* which scons*
> ~/.local/bin/scons
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$ *scons*
> SCons import failed. Unable to find engine files in:
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/bin/../engine
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/bin/scons-local-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/bin/scons-local
>
> /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>
> /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>
> /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>
> /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/scons-3.1.0.alpha.20181011
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/scons
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/scons
>
> /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons
>   /cluster/home/sfux/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib/python2.7/site-packages/scons
>   /cluster/apps/python/2.7.14/lib64/scons
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/cluster/home/sfux/.local/bin/scons", line 192, in <module>
>     import SCons.Script
> ImportError: No module named SCons.Script
> [sfux at lo-login-02 ~]$
>
> Best regards
>
> Sam
>
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> ________________________________________
> Von: Scons-users [scons-users-bounces at scons.org]" im Auftrag von
> "Mats Wichmann [mats at wichmann.us]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Oktober 2018 16:41
> An: scons-users at scons.org
> Betreff: Re: [Scons-users] "pip install scons" result in a broken
> installation that is unusable
>
> On 10/11/2018 11:33 PM, Fux Samuel (ID SIS) wrote:
>
> > Not using virtualenv is a personal preference, like not using Anaconda
> to install Python itself or like preferring pip over distutils. I don't
> like the additional step of activating the virtualenv because I would like
> to keep things as simple as possible for our cluster users.
> >
> > If virtualenv is a hard requirement for using SCons, then this should be
> added to the Readme.md file on github. Currently the Readme.md file states
> with regards to dependencies:
>
> No, it's not a hard requirement.
>
> It's a bit risky to "pip install" packages into an environment that is
> elsewise managed. To be less abstract, if most of your python comes
> from Linux distribution packages, then your package manager (dpkg, rpm,
> etc.) thinks it has control over those directories, and making changes
> outside of the package manager (pip install) leaves you in a "bets are
> off" state - something might change out underneath you as packages are
> upgraded/added/removed. So for this scenario, the suggestion is to use
> a virtualenv for working with additional things which _you_ want to be
> in control of, OR to tell pip to do a "user install", which puts the
> installed materials somewhere in a user's home directory rather than
> system locations (this would not make sense for you as you're trying to
> manage a shared installation). And if you are managing the Python
> installation yourself, the chance of conflicts is less, or at least, you
> can be in charge of them.
>
>
>
>
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