diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 279327b93c805..8264f5e9a952b 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ build:
     number: {{ environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER', 0) }}
 
 source:
-    path: ../../
+    path: ../
 
 requirements:
   build:
     - python
     - cython
     - numpy x.x
-    - libpython # [py2k and win]
     - setuptools
     - pytz
     - python-dateutil
diff --git a/pandas/__init__.py b/pandas/__init__.py
index 4ba6dbe6a8063..b8c1f082b6cb3 100644
--- a/pandas/__init__.py
+++ b/pandas/__init__.py
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@
 
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext'
 
-# use the closest tagged version if possible
-from ._version import get_versions
-v = get_versions()
-__version__ = v.get('closest-tag',v['version'])
-del get_versions, v
-
 # numpy compat
+import numpy as np
 from pandas.compat.numpy_compat import *
 
 try:
@@ -23,8 +18,6 @@
                       "extensions first.".format(module))
 
 from datetime import datetime
-import numpy as np
-
 from pandas.info import __doc__
 
 # let init-time option registration happen
@@ -50,3 +43,10 @@
 from pandas.util.nosetester import NoseTester
 test = NoseTester().test
 del NoseTester
+
+# use the closest tagged version if possible
+from ._version import get_versions
+v = get_versions()
+__version__ = v.get('closest-tag',v['version'])
+del get_versions, v
+
diff --git a/pandas/compat/numpy_compat.py b/pandas/compat/numpy_compat.py
index 726a20370f512..f7f5da40d01c5 100644
--- a/pandas/compat/numpy_compat.py
+++ b/pandas/compat/numpy_compat.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """ support numpy compatiblitiy across versions """
 
+import numpy as np
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 from pandas.compat import string_types, string_and_binary_types
-import numpy as np
 
 # TODO: HACK for NumPy 1.5.1 to suppress warnings
 # is this necessary?
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@
 _np_version_under1p11 = LooseVersion(_np_version) < '1.11'
 
 if LooseVersion(_np_version) < '1.7.0':
-    from pandas import __version__
-    raise ImportError('pandas {0} is incompatible with numpy < 1.7.0\n'
-                      'your numpy version is {1}.\n'
+    raise ImportError('this version of pandas is incompatible with numpy < 1.7.0\n'
+                      'your numpy version is {0}.\n'
                       'Please upgrade numpy to >= 1.7.0 to use '
-                      'this pandas version'.format(__version__, _np_version))
+                      'this pandas version'.format(_np_version))
 
 
 def tz_replacer(s):