ImportError: No module named terminal.prompts on Debian

asked 2018-01-17 18:32:09 +0100

Gmey
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updated 2019-01-09 17:56:10 +0100

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I am trying to install SageMath 1.8 on a debian 8.10 (Jessie). I have tried both the Debian precompiled binary package from the website: sage-8.1-Debian_GNU_Linux_8-x86_64.tar.bz2, and also from source: sage-8.1.tar.gz

Either way I get the same error when I start it up: ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ â SageMath version 8.1, Release Date: 2017-12-07 â â Type "notebook()" for the browser-based notebook interface. â â Type "help()" for help. â ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/d1/opt/sage/SageMath-8.1/src/bin/sage-ipython", line 7, in <module> from sage.repl.interpreter import SageTerminalApp File "/d1/opt/sage/SageMath-8.1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/sage/repl/interpreter.py", line 108, in <module> from sage.repl.prompts import SagePrompts, InterfacePrompts File "/d1/opt/sage/SageMath-8.1/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/sage/repl/prompts.py", line 16, in <module> from IPython.terminal.prompts import Prompts ImportError: No module named terminal.prompts

I have googled around and I do see the problem has occurred in RedHat Fedora, but the solutions are RedHat-specific. The packages they say to include are not available in Debian. Additionally, they are pulling sage from the RedHat repository. Any help would be most welcome. Thank you in advance.

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answered 2018-01-17 19:44:55 +0100

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This machine has a working sage installation. (Manjaro answering here, it is the reason i was choosing manjaro on it, the distro has it now in its official repository!)

The ImportError announces that the following module is missing, located as follows in my case:

sage: import IPython.terminal.prompts
sage: a = IPython.terminal.prompts
sage: a
<module 'IPython.terminal.prompts' from '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/terminal/prompts.pyc'>

Is that site-package present where it should be?

Do you have iron python installed in debian? In my case:

[dan@k7 ~]$ which ipython
/usr/bin/ipython

[dan@k7 ~]$ ipython --version
6.2.1

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Great! Thank you for the tip! I had installed ipython back in 2008 and sage apparently was find that old copy. Once I deleted it, sage is starting up as expected. Thank you!

Gmey ( 2018-01-17 21:39:40 +0100 )edit

Wonderful! Enjoy!

dan_fulea ( 2018-01-18 12:47:52 +0100 )edit

@Gmey, if this solves your problem, please accept the answer by clicking on the tick mark next to it. This will mark the answer as accepted and your question as solved.

slelievre ( 2018-05-17 12:46:58 +0100 )edit

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