Error: Cannot find the python executable to set env var PYTHON_BIN on Mac 10.6

[burkemw3]

When I run gmvault I get the following error:

burkemw3$ gmvault sync burkemw3@gmail.com
Odd. Use default python2.7.x distribution
Error: Cannot find the python executable to set env var PYTHON_BIN.
Please check where your python binary is.

The only thing I've found like this is issue #44, but it doesn't look quite the same. I do not see any visible effect from setting the PYTHON_BIN environment variable.

I have tried various methods installing gmvault including in a virtualenv and with pip and easy_install. I have removed gmvault with pip. After removal and a locate.database update, the locate gmvault command returns nothing.

I am running Mac OS X 10.6.8 with python 2.6.1 at /usr/bin/python.

From pip, gmvault 1.6-beta is installed.

Here is some more debug info I saw requested in another issue:

burkemw3$ sh -x gmvault
+ umask 002
++ unset CDPATH
+++ dirname gmvault
++ cd .
++ pwd
+ HERE=/Users/burkemw3
++ unset CDPATH
++ cd /Users/burkemw3/..
++ pwd
+ GMVAULT_HOME=/Users
+ trap 'rm -f /tmp/gmvault.bootstrap.72868' EXIT
+ '[' -f /Users/lib/python-lib/bin/python ']'
+ '[' -f /Users/bin/python ']'
++ which python2.7
+ PYTHON_BIN=
+ echo 'Odd. Use default python2.7.x distribution'
Odd. Use default python2.7.x distribution
+ '[' '!' ']'
+ echo 'Error: Cannot find the python executable to set env var PYTHON_BIN.'
Error: Cannot find the python executable to set env var PYTHON_BIN.
+ echo 'Please check where your python binary is.'
Please check where your python binary is.
+ exit 1
+ rm -f /tmp/gmvault.bootstrap.72868

[gaubert]

@burkemw3 you could install the mac binary distribution in the mean time.
The gmvault script is looking for a standard python 2.7.x and not 2.6. I will need to modify that but in the mean time you could do it.
Change line 32 of the gmvault shell script:
https://github.com/gaubert/gmvault/blob/master/etc/scripts/gmvault#L32
to PYTHON_BIN=which python 2>/dev/null
This should work but I have not tested it.

[burkemw3]

The mac binary distribution binary is running wonderfully right now without modifications. Thanks for your support and product!

[gaubert]

@burkemw3 a very happy user makes an happy creator :-)
Thanks for the support