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[Matplotlib-users] Newbie trying to get matplotlib up and running on Mac mini.....

[Jonathan K. <sei...@ya...>]

Hi,
   I have a Mac mini with Intel Duo processors.  I downloaded and installed python, numpy, and scipy on my machine.  I downloaded already built binaries from the website http://www.scipy.org/Download

The file I downloaded was ScipySuperpack-Intel-10.4-py2.4
matplotlib was a part of that package.

This is what I get when I launch python, numpy, scipy, and matplotlib. 

adsl-69-154-179-12:~ seismic73$ python
ActivePython 2.4.3 Build 11 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on
Python 2.4.3 (#1, Apr  3 2006, 18:07:14) 
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5247)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 
>>> from numpy import *
>>> from scipy import *
>>> from pylab import *
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pylab.py", line 1, in ?
    from matplotlib.pylab import *
ImportError: No module named matplotlib.pylab


Any thoughts as to what I've done wrong?  Do I have to build matplotlib myself?  I am intimidated about doing that.....

Please help!  

Thanks!

Jon

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Newbie trying to get matplotlib up and running on Mac mini.....

[Robert K. <rob...@gm...>]

Jonathan Kane wrote:
> Hi,
>    I have a Mac mini with Intel Duo processors.  I downloaded and
> installed python, numpy, and scipy on my machine.  I downloaded already
> built binaries from the website http://www.scipy.org/Download
> 
> The file I downloaded was ScipySuperpack-Intel-10.4-py2.4
> matplotlib was a part of that package.
> 
> This is what I get when I launch python, numpy, scipy, and matplotlib.
> 
> adsl-69-154-179-12:~ seismic73$ python
> ActivePython 2.4.3 Build 11 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on
> Python 2.4.3 (#1, Apr  3 2006, 18:07:14)
> [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5247)] on darwin
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>>
>>>> from numpy import *
>>>> from scipy import *
>>>> from pylab import *
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>   File
> "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pylab.py",
> line 1, in ?
>     from matplotlib.pylab import *
> ImportError: No module named matplotlib.pylab

Hrmm. Unfortunately, the matplotlib package in (at least) the Intel version is
still missing matplotlib/__init__.py. You can download the file from here:

http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/matplotlib/trunk/matplotlib/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py?revision=2835

Put it in
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
  -- Umberto Eco

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Newbie trying to get matplotlib up and running on Mac mini.....

[Christopher B. <Chr...@no...>]

Jonathan Kane wrote:
> The file I downloaded was ScipySuperpack-Intel-10.4-py2.4
> matplotlib was a part of that package.

Who built/maintains that package? Anyone know what back-ends it supports?

-Chris


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Re: [Matplotlib-users] Newbie trying to get matplotlib up and running on Mac mini.....

[Robert K. <rob...@gm...>]

Christopher Barker wrote:
> Jonathan Kane wrote:
>> The file I downloaded was ScipySuperpack-Intel-10.4-py2.4
>> matplotlib was a part of that package.
> 
> Who built/maintains that package?

Chris Fonnesbeck.  http://trichech.us/?page_id=4

> Anyone know what back-ends it supports?

I only see _ns_backend_agg.so and _tkagg.so so I imagine it only support TkAgg
for the GUI (and possibly whatever backends that don't require extension modules).

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
  -- Umberto Eco

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Newbie trying to get matplotlib up and running on Mac mini.....

[Christopher B. <Chr...@no...>]

Robert Kern wrote:
>> Who built/maintains that package?
> 
> Chris Fonnesbeck.  http://trichech.us/?page_id=4
> 
> I only see _ns_backend_agg.so and _tkagg.so so I imagine it only support TkAgg
> for the GUI (and possibly whatever backends that don't require extension modules).

That explains why I haven't leaped on it -- I need wx.

Maybe I'll see if I can help him get set up to build wxAgg also, and 
we'll have our cake and be able to eat it too...

Thanks,
-Chris



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Oceanographer

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