I am a just starting to learn Blender and have bought the book ‘the Essential Blender’ to help me get started. This book comes complete with a DVD/CD which contains version 2.44 and I have installed this on a 4GB memory stick. The problem is that when the small DOS-like panel loads Blender it reports the following:
Compiled with Python version 2.5
‘import site’ failed; use –v for traceback
Checking for installed Python… No installed Python found.
Only built-in modules are available. Some scripts may not run.
Continuing happily.
How can I fix this problem as I don’t want to get so far with the book’s tutorials and find that I am unable to complete it as there are some modules missing from the Blender installation.
it’s not a problem, it just means you don’t have a full python install. sometimes you need a full install to run certain scripts, such as the paper cut out script, or blender world forge. so if you don’t need to use these scripts, don’t sweat it.
ETA I don’t think there’s anything in Essential Blender that actually requires this.
Thanks for this Christine - If I don’t need the full implemention for the tutorial I will work out how to use the environment variable later when I have more experience to understand it.
Ken
it’s not a problem, it just means you don’t have a full python install. sometimes you need a full install to run certain scripts, such as the paper cut out script, or blender world forge. so if you don’t need to use these scripts, don’t sweat it.
Modron
Thanks - does this mean that some scripts will run. My interest is with eventually using Blender for Asset Creation in Trainz. The 2.49b version seems to be generally used as the scripting to import assets into Trainz is regarded as being more robust.
most scripts will run fine without it. only rarely will you encounter a script that requires a full install of python. back in the day, most of the really cool ones required it, but now blender packs most everything it needs.