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From what I read, installing neuron 7.1 should let me run nrniv -python and get an embedded python. What I get is the error "Python not available." From what I see in the rpm, there's libnrnpython* and a lib/python/neuron/ directory containing some python modules. I don't find any "hoc.py". My LD_LIBRARY_PATH includes this: $NRNHOME/i686/lib:$IVHOME/i686/lib pointing to the corresponding installed lib directories. Do I have the wrong package? Do I have to build from source after all? Thanks very much.

I suspect you have to build from source code.

Ok. That is what Andrew Davison thought as well, and now that's done. Seems to be working. Thanks.
-- Ian

Some people have to compile, others don't. Depends on details of their pre-existing Python.