PM46921: SPSSAUX.PY MODULE IS NOT RUNNING FOR NON-ENGLISH OUTPUT AND LOCALE LANGUAGES IN IBM SPSS STATISTICS 19.0.0.1 AND 20

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0.0.1 or IBM SPSS
  Statistics 20 with the appropriate Python Essentials installed.
  
  After that you run the spssaux.py module which is installed with
  the Python Essentials for non-English locale
  and output language as in the example below for Russian for a
  variable var1:
  
  Example:
  
  dataset close all.
  new file.
  set locale = russian.
  set unicode = off.
  set olang = russian.
  show locale unicode olang.
  
  
  GET  FILE='C:\temp\Mydata.sav'.
  
  
  begin program.
  import spssaux
  prm = spssaux.GetVariableNamesList().index('var1')
  print prm
  print spssaux.GetValueLabels(prm,True)
  end program.
  
  However, you do not get the value labels for var1 printed in the
  output which you requested with
  print spssaux.GetValueLabels(prm,True).
  
  The script only works when you use English locale and output
  language.
  
  This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development and is corrected
  with a newer version of spssaux.py module available for download
  on IBM DeveloperWorks:
  
  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/files/app?la
  ng=en#/person/270002VCWN/file/5fd360dc-53cb-4008-99f7-3bb0ae7faa
  12
  
  Please download the updated module and replace the one installed
  with the Essentials in the site-packages/spssaux directory.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users working with Python and spssaux.py module              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0.0.1 or IBM SPSS       *
  * Statistics 20 with the appropriate Python Essentials         *
  * installed.                                                   *
  *                                                              *
  * After that you run the spssaux.py module which is installed  *
  * with                                                         *
  * the Python Essentials for non-English locale                 *
  * and output language as in the example below for Russian for  *
  * a                                                            *
  * variable var1:                                               *
  *                                                              *
  * Example:                                                     *
  *                                                              *
  * dataset close all.                                           *
  * new file.                                                    *
  * set locale = russian.                                        *
  * set unicode = off.                                           *
  * set olang = russian.                                         *
  * show locale unicode olang.                                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  * GET  FILE='C:\temp\Mydata.sav'.                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  * begin program.                                               *
  * import spssaux                                               *
  * prm = spssaux.GetVariableNamesList().index('var1')           *
  * print prm                                                    *
  * print spssaux.GetValueLabels(prm,True)                       *
  * end program.                                                 *
  *                                                              *
  * However, you do not get the value labels for var1 printed in *
  * the                                                          *
  * output which you requested with                              *
  * print spssaux.GetValueLabels(prm,True).                      *
  *                                                              *
  * The script only works when you use English locale and output *
  * language.                                                    *
  *                                                              *
  * This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development and is       *
  * corrected                                                    *
  * with a newer version of spssaux.py module available for      *
  * download                                                     *
  * on IBM DeveloperWorks:                                       *
  *                                                              *
  * https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/files/ap *
  * p?la                                                         *
  * ng=en#/person/270002VCWN/file/5fd360dc-53cb-4008-99f7-3bb0ae *
  * 7faa12                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Please download the updated module and replace the one       *
  * installed with the Essentials in the site-packages/spssaux   *
  * directory.                                                   *
  * Install IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 (20.0.0.1) as well. *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Please download the updated module and replace the one installed
  with the Essentials in the site-packages/spssaux directory.
  Install IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 (20.0.0.1) as well.
  

Temporary fix

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPSS STATISTICS

• Fixed component ID

  5725A54ST

Applicable component levels

• RK00 PSN

     UP

• RK00 PSY

     UP