Re: [Matplotlib-users] segfaults in ipython

[Charles M. <cm...@in...>]

I found this link, 
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-bugs-list/2004-November/026192.html.  I 
am guessing Jon and I are using python2.4 and you are using 2.3?

- Charlie

Fernando Perez wrote:
> Charles Moad wrote:
> 
>> FYI, turning off pprint gets rid of the error.  Will look into it more.
> 
> 
> OK, that's a start.  Try running the following at a command line, via 
> plain python:
> 
> import pprint
> 
> from matplotlib.transforms import unit_bbox
> b = unit_bbox()
> print pprint.pformat(b)
> 
> 
> This is what I get:
> 
> planck[~/test]> python pprint_bug.py
> <Bbox object at 0x8f3c99c>
> 
> If you get a segfault, it means that there's a problem with those 
> objects triggered by pprint.
> 
> As a temporary workaround, you can permanently disable pprint in your 
> ipython sessions by setting
> 
> pprint 0
> 
> in your ~/.ipython/ipythonrc  file.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> f