Re: [Matplotlib-users] OSError on check of _is_writable_dir(p)

[Eric F. <ef...@ha...>]

Darren Dale wrote:
> On Monday 30 April 2007 02:31:59 pm Eric Firing wrote:
>> One way this could happen is if the .matplotlib directory exists but is
>> not writable; such a case would give the error traceback you see with
>> little clue as to what and where the problem really is.  So, __init__.py
>> certainly could be improved.  (Offhand, I don't even know why the
>> existence of such a writable config directory should be required.)
> 
> It is writeable because we use it for caching fonts and tex-related stuff. 
> Don't most programs require a writeable config directory? My home directory 
> is filled with them.

This occurred to me a couple minutes after I hit "send".  Yes, this sort 
of thing is common, but I wouldn't say "most programs"; and it is 
exactly the sort of thing that can cause trouble and confusion when 
running a program from something like a cron job or modpython instead of 
the usual command line.

Eric