“import wx” fails after installation of wxPython on Windows XP

Question

I downloaded and installed this version of wxPython for use with my Python 2.6 installation:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.

Answer 1

From looking for "application configuration is incorrect" in the wxPython trac system, the only reference that might make sense is a 64-bit vs 32-bit compatibility issue.

Otherwise, I'd say Brian's answer of trying ANSI is pretty good.

BTW, if you try uninstalling again, make go into the site-packages folder and make sure all the wx and wxPython stuff is deleted.

Answer 2

Another late answer, but I recently had issues (8/14) and my solution was to use the 32-bit instead of 64-bit wxPython version.

Answer 3

Hate to say this, but I had the same problem, and and import worked fine after a reboot.