xyhome fails to launch, missing "six" module?

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If relevant, please answer to the following questions:
1. What version of Python(x,y) have you installed?
2.7.2.3 (just installed update from 2.7.2.2)
2. Which components have you installed (Python(x,y) installer:
componentpage):
    b. Have you selected the "Full" component selection?

Whatplugins?

3. Have you selected the option "Customize installation directories"?
b. No

4. If the answer to 3. is yes, what installation directories have you
chosen?

5. Where did you install Python(x,y) itself?
a. default path

6. Have you installed Python(x,y):
    b. For "All users"

7. What is your operating system?
a. Windows XP

8. Is the operating system 64 bit?
b. No

9. When you installed Python(x,y), were you logged in as :
a. a regular user

10. If you are using Windows Vista/7, have you installed Python(x,y):
   N/A

11. Regarding installed software on your machine, how did you clean your
machine before installing Python(x,y)  (multiple answers are possible):
a. you didn't do anything, you installed Python(x,y) directly on your
machine without precaution

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.  Double-clicking the desktop icon
2.  Selecting the application from the start-up list
3.  Trying to run the script from IPython

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Hour glass for a second and then nothing happens.

Please provide any additional information below.
Spyder also has trouble launching.  It says I need PyQt4 4.4+ when I have PyQt4 
4.8+ installed.  Reinstalling stand-alone plugin usually corrects that issue.  
Other issues are possible, I haven't tried everything yet.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by tw.clim...@gmail.com on 17 May 2013 at 4:47

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You need to install base_python and base_libraries as well. The former provides 
six (and other common python packages).

Original comment by grizzly.nyo on 17 May 2013 at 7:39

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