Basemap - ImportError: libgeos_c.so.1

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I just tried to install basemap 0.9.8 but when I run simpletest.py from the examples directory I get:

File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py", line 31, in <module>
   import _geos, pupynere
ImportError: libgeos_c.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I had installed the geos stuff to /usr/local following the instructions in the basemap README, and with export GEOS_DIR=/usr/local) and the above file seemed to install fine - it is found in my /usr/local/lib directory. I've tried running python with and without another explicit export GEOS_DIR statement. Same problem both ways.

I'm running matplotlib 0.90.1 from Ubuntu Gutsy.

Dave

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David Simpson wrote:

I just tried to install basemap 0.9.8 but when I run simpletest.py from the examples directory I get:

File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py", line 31, in <module>
   import _geos, pupynere
ImportError: libgeos_c.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I had installed the geos stuff to /usr/local following the instructions in the basemap README, and with export GEOS_DIR=/usr/local) and the above file seemed to install fine - it is found in my /usr/local/lib directory. I've tried running python with and without another explicit export GEOS_DIR statement. Same problem both ways.

I'm running matplotlib 0.90.1 from Ubuntu Gutsy.

Dave
  
Dave: Perhaps you need to add /usr/local to LD_LIBRARY_PATH?

-Jeff

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Hi Jeff,

I just added it, but get the same error. Any other variables I need to set?

Thanks,

Dave

Jeff Whitaker wrote:

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David Simpson wrote:

I just tried to install basemap 0.9.8 but when I run simpletest.py from the examples directory I get:

File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/toolkits/basemap/basemap.py", line 31, in <module>
   import _geos, pupynere
ImportError: libgeos_c.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I had installed the geos stuff to /usr/local following the instructions in the basemap README, and with export GEOS_DIR=/usr/local) and the above file seemed to install fine - it is found in my /usr/local/lib directory. I've tried running python with and without another explicit export GEOS_DIR statement. Same problem both ways.

I'm running matplotlib 0.90.1 from Ubuntu Gutsy.

Dave
  
Dave: Perhaps you need to add /usr/local to LD_LIBRARY_PATH?

-Jeff

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Jeff Whitaker wrote:

Dave: Perhaps you need to add /usr/local to LD_LIBRARY_PATH?

It would be /usr/local/lib, not /usr/local

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