hi guys
this error just happened to me when trying to import basestring from setuptools.compat (that also uses ctype).
just note that it just happened today after upgrading ubuntu 14.10 to 15.04
(this code was working before)
i got the following exception:
File "/home/danfromisrael/Dev/Projects/TodoApp/Server/Domain/Core/Jsonable.py", line 4, in <module>
from setuptools.compat import basestring
File "/home/danfromisrael/TodoAppEnv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>
from setuptools.extension import Extension
File "/home/danfromisrael/TodoAppEnv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/setuptools/extension.py", line 8, in <module>
from .dist import _get_unpatched
File "/home/danfromisrael/TodoAppEnv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 18, in <module>
from setuptools import windows_support
File "/home/danfromisrael/TodoAppEnv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/setuptools/windows_support.py", line 2, in <module>
import ctypes
File "/usr/lib/python3.4/ctypes/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
from _ctypes import Union, Structure, Array
ImportError: /usr/lib/python3.4/lib-dynload/_ctypes.cpython-34m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so: undefined symbol: _PyTraceback_Add
hi guys
this error just happened to me when trying to import basestring from setuptools.compat (that also uses ctype).
just note that it just happened today after upgrading ubuntu 14.10 to 15.04
(this code was working before)
i got the following exception:
File "/home/ danfromisrael/ Dev/Projects/ TodoApp/ Server/ Domain/ Core/Jsonable. py", line 4, in <module> danfromisrael/ TodoAppEnv/ lib/python3. 4/site- packages/ setuptools/ __init_ _.py", line 11, in <module> extension import Extension danfromisrael/ TodoAppEnv/ lib/python3. 4/site- packages/ setuptools/ extension. py", line 8, in <module> danfromisrael/ TodoAppEnv/ lib/python3. 4/site- packages/ setuptools/ dist.py" , line 18, in <module> danfromisrael/ TodoAppEnv/ lib/python3. 4/site- packages/ setuptools/ windows_ support. py", line 2, in <module> python3. 4/ctypes/ __init_ _.py", line 7, in <module> python3. 4/lib-dynload/ _ctypes. cpython- 34m-x86_ 64-linux- gnu.so: undefined symbol: _PyTraceback_Add
from setuptools.compat import basestring
File "/home/
from setuptools.
File "/home/
from .dist import _get_unpatched
File "/home/
from setuptools import windows_support
File "/home/
import ctypes
File "/usr/lib/
from _ctypes import Union, Structure, Array
ImportError: /usr/lib/
hope it helps
Dan