ctypes module problem

[rmmcclay]

Just downloaded the latest youtube-dl and now this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./youtube-dl", line 12, in
import ctypes
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/ctypes/init.py", line 10, in
from _ctypes import Union, Structure, Array
ImportError: No module named _ctypes

I realize this is probably a Python problem, but my searches have not revealed a fix. Guess I'll be using the old version until it quits working. My Linux box is old, but the Python is 2.6. It compiled fine and the former youtube-dl script works fine.

[grawity]

It's a problem with your Python installation: it seems to be missing the _ctypes.so library. In this Debian system, it's /usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/_ctypes.so. If you do have a lib-dynload directory, append it to the $PYTHONPATH environment variable and see if it helps. (To test, open the interactive shell and try import _ctypes. To see the current path, use import sys and sys.path.)

Consider using the packaged version of Python if your operating system offers one.

(As a last resort, you can comment out the import ctypes line; it is only used with the --console-title option on Win32.)

[rg3]

I concur with grawity, so I'll close the issue.