Fatal Python error

Question

I'm having a problem with my python installation, it was working fine. I'm not even sure what the cause of the problem is.

I keep getting the following error when I run any python related command on command line:

Error:

    Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/Users/nkosana/.pyenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/python3.4/io.py", line 52, in <module>
      File "/Users/nkosana/.pyenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/python3.4/abc.py", line 3

        ^
    SyntaxError: invalid character in identifier
    Abort trap: 6

What does python --version report? Any chance the python version and libraries are mismatched? — FatalError
– FatalError, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 16:21
@Fatalerror the version is Python 3.4.2, not sure I have not installed python version recently — user1957724
– user1957724, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 16:43
The error message is claiming that abc.py, line 3 is corrupt. Take a look at it. — Terry Jan Reedy
– Terry Jan Reedy, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 17:49

user3358519 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-10 21:38:27Z

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I had the same problem trying to use Python 3 in an environment that already had python2 basically what I realized in my case is that the python3 tried to import materials python2.

My solution was to unset $PYTHONPATH

edited Dec 10, 2015 at 21:38

answered Dec 9, 2015 at 16:23

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Marshall Davis Over a year ago

Then don't or format this as an answer. You are allowed to be wrong when you answer.

user3358519 Over a year ago

I had the same problem trying to use Python 3 in an environment that already had python2 basically what I realized in my case is that the python3 tried to import materials python2.

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