Python installation problem

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hello guys im using blender for my thesis and i love it but every time
i click the help drop down menu and getting started

Help > Getting Started

an error always pop up

“ERROR: Python script error: check console”

so i installed python 2.3.5 and again i clicked help > getting started
same error pops up maybe i kinda installed it the wrong way
so i typed rpm -qa |grep python there is no python-2.3.5 only
python-2.2.2-26 is installed pls if you have any idea on what
my problem is im using redhat9 and i installed it by typing
./configure && make && make install i have tried everything in
this site https://blenderartists.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7723
pls help! £Ä3

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Its most likely that your environment variables are not set properly.

What is your shell? It is probably bash. if so, add something like this to
/home/username/.bashrc:

export PYTHONPATH=/path/to/modules

If adding more than one path put a colon between them.

Still got trouble:
http://www.geocities.com/tipsforlinux/articles/030.html

3

addition to my post

i am logged in as joe

[joe@localhost01 joe]$ blender/blender
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
‘import site’ failed; use -v for traceback
No installed Python found.
Only built-in modules are available. Some scripts may not run.
Continuing happily.

Blender quit

i am typed su -

[root@localhost01 root]su -
Password:
[root@localhost01 root]# /home/joe/blender/blender -w
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
‘import site’ failed; use -v for traceback
No installed Python found.
Only built-in modules are available. Some scripts may not run.
Continuing happily.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “<string>”, line 41, in ?
ImportError: No module named webbrowser
Saved session recovery to /tmp/quit.blend

Blender quit
[root@localhost01 root]#

i am logged in as root

[root@localhost01 root]# cd /home/joe/blender
[root@localhost01 blender]# ./blender -w
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
‘import site’ failed; use -v for traceback
No installed Python found.
Only built-in modules are available. Some scripts may not run.
Continuing happily.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “<string>”, line 41, in ?
ImportError: No module named webbrowser

Blender quit
[root@localhost01 blender]#

4

now i know what my problem is. thanks for your help 3d penguin now
i can click the help button but i sill have problems pls ignore the post
above i have solve some of that problem this is the error as i run
blender! £Ä3

[joe@localhost blender]$ ./blender -w
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]

Blender quit
[joe@localhost blender]$

5

You are welcome! Cool that you figured it out that fast

Blend on!

6

Hurray i have solved my problem there is no error if i run blender in
the shell promt. first of all i want to thank 3d-penguin for the help
and for viewing my post you really helped me a lot because of
your post i got an idea and solved my problem. Thanks for your
help! £Ä3