[OpenIndiana-discuss] python 2.6.4 64 bit ?

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Mon, 6 May 2013, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
>    import multiarray
> ImportError: No module named multiarray
>>>>
>
> Traversing /usr/lib/python2.6/vendor-packages, it looks like there
> are almost no 64 bit packages installed. Is it possible to complete
> the distribution so that at least numpy and its dependances are
> available also in 64 bit ? For scientific stuff, arrays larger
> than 2 GB are not so uncommon.

Do you have access to the C compiler which was used to build Python? 
If so, you can build any needed extensions yourself.  It is probably 
best to install them into a private tree managed by 'virtualenv' so 
problems are not caused by conflicts with package management.

An even better approach would be to build python 2.7 yourself into 
your own install tree so that you have complete control over it.

Bob
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