Problems installing python-chess

Question

I need to install python-chess package:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-chess
The author states the following is needed for installation:
Building
libboost-regex-dev and libboost-python-dev are required.
I assume that he's talking about ubuntu based systems. I have boost installed, but am not sure do I need something else:
pacman -Ss boost
extra/boost 1.54.0-4 [installed]
Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - Development
extra/boost-libs 1.54.0-4 [installed]
Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - Runtime
community/boost-build 2.0_m12-5 [installed]
Boost build system
During installation, using easy_install I get the following warning, but it seems to install ok:
easy_install --user python-chess
Searching for python-chess
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/python-chess/
Best match: python-chess 0.0.5
Downloading https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/python-chess/python-chess-0.0.5.tar.gz#md5=456efb47a1431c16472b27063269e85b
Processing python-chess-0.0.5.tar.gz
Writing /tmp/easy_install-skh87f/python-chess-0.0.5/setup.cfg
Running python-chess-0.0.5/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-skh87f/python-chess-0.0.5/egg-dist-tmp-xfxhpk
Not SVN Repository
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
cc1plus: warning: command line option '-Wstrict-prototypes' is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ [enabled by default]
zip_safe flag not set; analyzing archive contents...
__pycache__.libchess.cpython-33: module references __file__
Adding python-chess 0.0.5 to easy-install.pth file
Installing ecotool.py script to /home/ed/.local/bin
Installed /home/ed/.local/lib/python3.3/site-packages/python_chess-0.0.5-py3.3-linux-x86_64.egg
Processing dependencies for python-chess
Finished processing dependencies for python-chess
Finally, it seems that installation is finished but I get an error:
import chess
import chess
ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-1-31dd7659fda0> in <module>()
----> 1 import chess
/home/ed/.local/lib/python3.3/site-packages/python_chess-0.0.5-py3.3-linux-x86_64.egg/chess/__init__.py in <module>()
28
29 # Import from libchess.
---> 30 from libchess import START_FEN
31 from libchess import opposite_color
32 from libchess import Square
ImportError: /usr/lib/libboost_python.so.1.54.0: undefined symbol: PyClass_Type
Btw, the library works fine with python 2.7.
Last edited by enedene (2013-11-28 14:10:33)

Answer 1

Python is not an app, it's an operating programme, like Flash or Java, you won't get an icon. By the way, why do you want Python ? I have it and it makes a novelty Beer programme fill screen then empty when tilted ! Only bothered with it because I have a mate who thought his fruit based product was the best thing since sliced bread, worry about Python if you find something you really want that requires it to work !
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