[Python-modules-team] Bug#555834: python-opengl: cannot import most submodules

[Tanguy Ortolo]

Package: python-opengl
Version: 3.0.0~c1-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


I found this problem trying to use impressive, that tries to import OpenGL.GL. It is the same for most submodules of OpenGL, such as GL, GLU, GLE, platform:
>>> import OpenGL.GLU
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/GLU/__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
    from OpenGL import platform
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/platform/__init__.py", line 36, in <module>
    _load()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/platform/__init__.py", line 27, in _load
    plugin_class = plugin.load()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/plugins.py", line 14, in load
    return importByName( self.import_path )
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/plugins.py", line 28, in importByName
    module = __import__( ".".join(moduleName), {}, {}, moduleName)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/platform/glx.py", line 8, in <module>
    class GLXPlatform( baseplatform.BasePlatform ):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/platform/glx.py", line 16, in GLXPlatform
    mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/OpenGL/platform/ctypesloader.py", line 48, in loadLibrary
    return dllType( name, mode )
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/ctypes/__init__.py", line 348, in __init__
    self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
OSError: ('GL: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory', 'GL', None)

The file that it tries to load as a dynamic library is “GL”. Not “libGL.so”, but “GL”!
I do not know what is missing on the code, but as it is, it will always fail.

Good luck. :-)

Regards,

-- 
Tanguy Ortolo

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-opengl depends on:
ii  freeglut3                     2.4.0-8    OpenGL Utility Toolkit
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]      7.6-1      A free implementation of the OpenG
ii  libglu1-mesa [libglu1]        7.6-1      The OpenGL utility library (GLU)
ii  python [python-ctypes]        2.5.4-2    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-support                1.0.4      automated rebuilding support for P

python-opengl recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-opengl suggests:
ii  libgle3                       3.1.0-7    OpenGL tubing and extrusion librar
ii  python-numpy                  1:1.3.0-3  Numerical Python adds a fast array
ii  python-tk                     2.5.2-1.1  Tkinter - Writing Tk applications 

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