ImportError: No module named direct.showbase.ShowBase

Scripting Issues
1

So I began my first panda3d tutorial with a speed bump. I’m using the IDLE Python GUI, and when I enter the following code (directly from the tutorial):


from direct.showbase.ShowBase import ShowBase
 
class MyApp(ShowBase):
 
    def __init__(self):
        ShowBase.__init__(self)
 
        # Load the environment model.
        self.environ = self.loader.loadModel("models/environment")
        # Reparent the model to render.
        self.environ.reparentTo(self.render)
        # Apply scale and position transforms on the model.
        self.environ.setScale(0.25, 0.25, 0.25)
        self.environ.setPos(-8, 42, 0)
 
 
app = MyApp()
app.run()

I get this error:
“Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Python31\filename.py”, line 1, in
from direct.showbase.ShowBase import ShowBase
ImportError: No module named direct.showbase.ShowBase”

What do I do?/ What did I do wrong?

2

You’re using Python 3.1. You have to use the copy of Python that Panda3D ships with.

3

I just retried it with 2.6.6, and I get the same error =/

I checked and panda3d comes with 2.6.4, so shouldn’t that work?

4

You either need to use Panda’s copy of Python, by running “ppython”, or you need to copy the panda3d.pth file to your other Python installation.