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Reddit install "Cannot find Cython. Skipping Cython build."


I'm trying to download the open source version of reddit to play with it.

I'm following: https://github.com/reddit/reddit/wiki/Install-guide

But I'm getting an error:

Cannot find Cython. Skipping Cython build.

When running:

python setup.py build

I'm on a Mac Pro with Yosemite if that makes a difference.

What am I doing wrong? I Googled "Cannot find Cython. Skipping Cython build reddit" but I didn't seem to see anything related except the actual exception in https://github.com/reddit/reddit/blob/master/r2/setup.py

The closest thing I found was just looking at Cython: http://docs.cython.org/src/quickstart/install.html which lists:

Mac OS X To retrieve gcc, one option is to install Apple’s XCode, which can be retrieved from the Mac OS X’s install DVDs or from http://developer.apple.com.

However I have a recent and updated computer with xcode dev tools installed. What am I missing?


Solution

  • I manually installed it with:

    easy_install cython
    

    I was unable to resolve why it was not included with xcode as the Cython instructions state.