On a Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS VM I installed Python 2.7.18 via:
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.18/Python-2.7.18.tgz
tar xzf Python-2.7.18.tgz
cd Python-2.7.18/
sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations
sudo make altinstall
python --version
Python 2.7.18
pywallet downloaded via:
git clone https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet.git
Running:
python /home/john/pywallet/pywallet.py --dumpwallet --dumpwithbalance --wallet=/home/john/bitcoin/.bitcoin/wallet.dat
pywallet needs 'bsddb' package to run, please install it
Verifying Python is correct version:
python --version
Python 2.7.18
Using Python’s -v (verbose) option I see:
import bsddb # directory /usr/local/lib/python2.7/bsddb
# /usr/local/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.pyc matches /usr/local/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.py
import bsddb # precompiled from /usr/local/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.pyc
The above paths contain bsddb.
bsddb was installed via:
wget https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f0/24/92034482656945fc6ceb10551222b43a0ff8d0c87e15839120487820067e/bsddb3-6.2.9.tar.gz
cd bsddb3-6.2.9
sudo pip install -e /home/john/bsddb3/bsddb3-6.2.9 --log /home/john/LOG_FILE
The above LOG_FILE shows:
Successfully installed bsddb3
I needed to use the pip install -e because pip was producing errors on the SSL/TLS front.
When I test (import bsddb):
python
Python 2.7.18 (default, Dec 7 2024, 14:38:44)
[GCC 13.2.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import bsddb
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/bsddb/__init__.py", line 67, in
import _bsddb
ImportError: No module named _bsddb
>>>
Looks like bsddb isn’t installed correctly, any ideas?
