"import wx" fails after installation of wxPython on Windows XP

Question

I downloaded and installed this version of wxPython for use with my Python 2.6 installation:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.9.1-py26.exe

When I run Python and try to import wx, I get the following error:

C:\Program Files\Console2>python
Python 2.6 (r26:66721, Oct  2 2008, 11:35:03) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import wx
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode\wx\__init__.py", line 45, in <module>
    from wx._core import *
  File "c:\Python26\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode\wx\_core.py", line 4, in <module>
    import _core_
ImportError: DLL load failed: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>>>

I have already tried removing wxPython and installing again and I got the same error. How can I fix this problem?

Answer 1

I was getting the same error.

After some googling found this link to MSVC++ 2008 Redestributable and installed it.

That solved the problem.