[VLima]

Dear all,

I have a problem using Python within OpenFOAM.

It is installed within OpenFOAM (verified via opening terminal and typing "python" - version 2.6.6 btw) but does not recognize the packages numpy, etc :

bash-4.1$ python
Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Jan 22 2014, 09:42:36)
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-4)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import numpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named numpy


So the problem arises when I run some case that has to run a Python script :

bash-4.1$ bash runCasePiston
blockMesh meshing...
Preparing 0 folder...
Setting the fields...
Creating piston wavemaker movement...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "pistonWaveGen.py", line 3, in <module>
import numpy as np
ImportError: No module named numpy


I manage to run the python script outside OpenFOAM but this is not a practical nor wishful solution.

I do not want to mess much with my Python installations, as they are bounded to work with other codes.

So my question is how to solve this issue, concerning the Python packages recognition, within OpenFOAM?

Hope I was clear.

Looking forward for your help!

Thank you in advance.

[wyldckat]

Quick answer: You will still need to install numpy, but you can choose to either install it at the system-level or install it as a normal user: https://superuser.com/questions/4656...os-6-2-64-bit/

Due to numpy being a fairly standard Python package, I believe you can install it without interfering with other Python packages and current installation.