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and try to create one, I get the following message:
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The fantastic lxml wrapper for libxml2 is required by inkex.py and therefore this extension. Please download and install the latest version from <http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/lxml/>, or install it through your package manager by a command like: sudo apt-get install python-lxmlAnd then nothing happens.
What do I need to do?
I went to the site it gave me and downloaded lxml but I'm not sure how to install it. I tried cd'ing to the directory where I downloaded it and then typing "python ez_install.py" (in an attempt to run that script) and it runs, but I get this message:
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iMac:lxml-2.1.3 Matt$ python ez_setup.py
Downloading http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/2.6/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c3-py2.6.egg
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "ez_setup.py", line 217, in <module>
main(sys.argv[1:])
File "ez_setup.py", line 149, in main
egg = download_setuptools(version, delay=0)
File "ez_setup.py", line 131, in download_setuptools
src = urllib2.urlopen(url)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 124, in urlopen
return _opener.open(url, data, timeout)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 389, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 502, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 421, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 361, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 597, in http_error_302
return self.parent.open(new)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 389, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 502, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 427, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 361, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py", line 510, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
I know I can't use "sudo apt-get install python-lxml" in the terminal because I'm not on Ubuntu. I've tried "easy_install python-lxml" as well as as many combinations of that kind of thing that I thought would work. I'm a n00b when it comes to doing stuff in the terminal, so if that is required, a step-by-step solution would be appreciated. Also, I have no idea what lxml, libxml2, or any of those things are.
Thanks a ton in advance!