Weechat fails to launch with Python 2.7.4

[ghost]

Hi, weechat suddently stopped working for me today right after I upgraded to python 2.7.4.

My brew doctor is clean.
OS: OS X 10.8

When I open Weechat, it fails to launch and outputs something like it found an ImportError when importing MAXREPEAT from _sre. I even started weechat with 0 plugins but got the same error message.

However, when I removed the Current Python framework symlink in /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Current, weechat installs and runs fine with Python 2.7.2, the default python version built by Apple.

Here's what it looks like when I launch Weechat when building it with python 2.7.4:

[allait]

I think this isn't limited to weechat: I get the same error when launching brewed macvim and the system vim (which is linked with python/dyn) after upgrading to python 2.7.4 on OS X 10.8. Homebrew vim works fine however, so I assume it has something to do with how apps link with python. Also, it's possible to build a working version of macvim using the symlink trick from #17908, maybe the same thing would work for weechat.

[ghost]

Just tried the symlink trick but it didn't work for weechat. I followed all the steps but it still gave me the same errors.

I actually didn't have a problem building Macvim with python. It just worked for me.

[allait]

I should have clarified that: building macvim works, only python integration doesn't. If you have plugins using python, then macvim will fail to start. In any case typing :python '' into macvim and system vim will also produce an error.

[heygarrett]

Weechat fails to launch for me as well with python 2.7.4 on OS X 10.8.3.

Edit: I should mention, my terminal then doesn't accept input after throwing this error. I have to close the current and open a new terminal window.

[dmarr]

Getting this same error when trying to launch vim/macvim after a rebuild.

[marksutherland]

I can run weechat-curses, but attempting to load python fails:

/plugin load python
23:07:04 weechat =!= | Error: unable to load plugin "python": dlopen(python, 10): image not found
23:07:04 weechat =!= | If you're trying to load a script and not a C plugin, try command to load scripts (/perl, /python, ...)

I recently reinstalled python, and reinstalling weechat didn't seem to make a difference either.

[heygarrett]

@marksutherland You have to compile with flags for those plugins. Check brew options weechat for the flags to compile weechat with python, ruby, perl, etc.

[marksutherland]

Ah! Awesome, never mind then :)

[durka]

#19300

[samueljohn]

I could reproduce this and have a fix in the pipeline which I hope to push this weekend (it's included in #18588).

However, this issue here is a dupe of #19300. Therefore closing this now.
I'll take a look at macvim, too, it's probably fixed by then.