ImportError: Cannot import either pyfits or astropy.io.fits

Need to figure this one out I guess.

hmmm. . . for me it worked as soon as I installed python3 using their installer.

But wait a moment, it says /usr/local/bin. Why don't you check if python3 or a link to it is in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin?

Well that sounds like python and it smells like python. . .

Here is where my pythons are located:

Cassiopeia:~ rlancaste$ ls /usr/bin/python*
/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python2.7-config
/usr/bin/python-config /usr/bin/pythonw
/usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/bin/pythonw2.6
/usr/bin/python2.6-config /usr/bin/pythonw2.7
/usr/bin/python2.7
Cassiopeia:~ rlancaste$ ls /usr/local/bin/python*
/usr/local/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.5-32
/usr/local/bin/python3-32 /usr/local/bin/python3.5-config
/usr/local/bin/python3-config /usr/local/bin/python3.5m
/usr/local/bin/python3.5 /usr/local/bin/python3.5m-config
Cassiopeia:~ rlancaste$ ls /usr/local/Cellar/python*
2.7.12_2

I would say its a priority. The astrometry.net offline solver is sooo much better. If properly configured, it can solve your images in just a couple of seconds flat. And it works with no internet connection or reliance on any remote server.

alright, I have installed pyfits
forums.macrumors.com/threads/installing-pyfits.1533705/

Stephanes-MacBook-Air:pyfits-3.3 stephane$ python -c 'import pyfits; print pyfits.__version__'
3.3
Stephanes-MacBook-Air:pyfits-3.3 stephane$

Now battling with the indexes:

Stephanes-MacBook-Air:Downloads stephane$ solve-field -z 2 -B none -P none -M none -S none -R none -U none -T -p -O h.jpg
Reading input file 1 of 1: "h.jpg"...
jpegtopnm: WRITING PPM FILE
Read file stdin: 1536 x 1152 pixels x 1 color(s); maxval 255
Using 8-bit output
Extracting sources...
Downsampling by 2...
simplexy: found 200 sources.
Solving...
Warning: failed to open index directory: "~/Library/Application Support/Astrometry"

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You must list at least one index in the config file (/usr/local/bin/../etc/astrometry.cfg)

See astrometry.net/use.html about how to get some index files.

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solve-field.c:518:run_engine engine failed. Command that failed was:
/usr/local/bin/astrometry-engine ./h.axy
ioutils.c:567:run_command_get_outputs Command failed: return value 255
Stephanes-MacBook-Air:Downloads stephane$

try the full path

# In which directories should we search for indices?
add_path /Users/rlancaste/Library/Application Support/Astrometry

Sorry if I was wrong in blaming Python. That's what it was on my system, because I accidentally deleted it.

that did the trick.

Stephanes-MacBook-Air:Downloads stephane$ solve-field -z 2 -B none -P none -M none -S none -R none -U none -T -p -O h.jpg
Reading input file 1 of 1: "h.jpg"...
jpegtopnm: WRITING PPM FILE
Read file stdin: 1536 x 1152 pixels x 1 color(s); maxval 255
Using 8-bit output
Extracting sources...
Downsampling by 2...
simplexy: found 200 sources.
Solving...
Reading file "./h.axy"...
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-11.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-10.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-09.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-08.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-07.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-06.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-05.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-04.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-03.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-02.fits, field objects 1-10).
Field 1 did not solve (index index-4205-01.fits, field objects 1-10).



off to try Kstars now

hooray, that is what it is supposed to say!

Remember to double check the path to Astrometry.cfg in kstars options, you might reference different files by accident.

I would love to be able to delete the new python I've installed now. My system isn't cleaned, too many snakes now... lol

Must check the paths...

2016-10-30T20:42:50 Solver failed. Try again.
2016-10-30T20:42:48 Starting solver...
2016-10-30T20:42:48 Index files index-4200 to index-4206 are missing. Astrometry.net would not be able to adequately solve plates until you install the missing index files. Download the index files from www.astrometry.net
2016-10-30T20:42:48 Image received.
2016-10-30T20:42:46 Capturing image...
2016-10-30T20:41:40 Idle.