I just installed Python and the thread module is missing. Is this expected? Other modules import successfully.
$ echo $PYTHONHOME
/usr/lpp/ported/bin
$ echo $PYTHONPATH
/usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7
$ python -vvv
# installing zipimport hook
import zipimport # builtin
# installed zipimport hook
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/site.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sitemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/site.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/site.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/site.py
import site # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/site.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/os.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/osmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/os.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/os.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/os.py
import os # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/os.pyc
import errno # builtin
import posix # builtin
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/posixpath.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/posixpathmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/posixpath.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py
import posixpath # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/posixpath.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/stat.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/statmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/stat.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/stat.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/stat.py
import stat # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/stat.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/genericpath.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/genericpathmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/genericpath.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/genericpath.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/genericpath.py
import genericpath # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/genericpath.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/warnings.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/warningsmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/warnings.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/warnings.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/warnings.py
import warnings # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/warnings.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/linecache.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/linecachemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/linecache.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/linecache.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/linecache.py
import linecache # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/linecache.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/types.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/typesmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/types.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/types.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/types.py
import types # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/types.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/UserDict.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/UserDictmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/UserDict.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py
import UserDict # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/UserDict.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_abcollmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.py
import _abcoll # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_abcoll.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/abc.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/abcmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/abc.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/abc.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/abc.py
import abc # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/abc.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_weakrefsetmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.py
import _weakrefset # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_weakrefset.pyc
import _weakref # builtin
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/copy_regmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.py
import copy_reg # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/copy_reg.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/traceback.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/tracebackmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/traceback.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/traceback.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/traceback.py
import traceback # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/traceback.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sysconfigmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.py
import sysconfig # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sysconfig.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/re.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/remodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/re.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/re.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/re.py
import re # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/re.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_compilemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.py
import sre_compile # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_compile.pyc
import _sre # builtin
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_parsemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.py
import sre_parse # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_parse.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_constantsmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.py
import sre_constants # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sre_constants.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdatamodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.py
import _sysconfigdata # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/_sysconfigdata.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sitecustomize.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sitecustomizemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sitecustomize.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/sitecustomize.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/usercustomize.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/usercustomizemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/usercustomize.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/usercustomize.pyc
import encodings # directory /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__module.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.py
import encodings # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__init__.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/codecs.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/codecsmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/codecs.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/codecs.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/codecs.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/codecsmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/codecs.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/codecs.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/codecs.py
import codecs # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/codecs.pyc
import _codecs # builtin
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/encodings.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/encodingsmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/encodings.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/encodings.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliasesmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.py
# /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.pyc matches /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.py
import encodings.aliases # precompiled from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/aliases.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__builtin__.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__builtin__module.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__builtin__.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/__builtin__.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/ibm_1047.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/ibm_1047module.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/ibm_1047.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/encodings/ibm_1047.pyc
Python 2.7.6 (default, Dec 17 2013, 04:28:09) [C] on os39023
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
# trying readline.so
# trying readlinemodule.so
# trying readline.py
# trying readline.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/readline.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/readlinemodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/readline.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/readline.pyc
>>> import thread
# trying thread.so
# trying threadmodule.so
# trying thread.py
# trying thread.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/thread.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threadmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/thread.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/thread.pyc
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named thread
>>> import threading
# trying threading.so
# trying threadingmodule.so
# trying threading.py
# trying threading.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threading.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threadingmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threading.py
import threading # from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threading.py
# can't create /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threading.pyc
# trying thread.so
# trying threadmodule.so
# trying thread.py
# trying thread.pyc
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/thread.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threadmodule.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/thread.py
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/thread.pyc
# clear[1] _sys
# clear[2] __name__
# clear[2] __doc__
# clear[2] __file__
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 6, in <module>
import thread
ImportError: No module named thread
>>> import test
# trying test.so
# trying testmodule.so
# trying test.py
# trying test.pyc
import test # directory /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/test
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/test/__init__.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/test/__init__module.so
# trying /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/test/__init__.py
import test # from /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/test/__init__.py
# can't create /usr/lpp/ported/lib/python2.7/test/__init__.pyc
>>>