Re: [Matplotlib-users] MatPlotLib + Py2exe, backend problems ...

[Werner F. B. <wer...@fr...>]

Hi,

kc1...@ya... wrote:
> So, do I understand this correctly:
>
> In order to get rid of the Tkinter problem when
> building a matplotlib application using py2exe, I need
> 0.91.2 ver of matplotlib and use the setup.cfg file to
> select the backend I want (wxpython in my case).  Then
> run py2exe to build the ap.  Correct?
>   
I haven't tried it with 0.91.x but with 0.90 I used a matplotlib exe
installer for Windows and I can create a distribution of my application
with py2exe which does NOT contain tkinter.

> But then, as I posted earlier, this create a new
> problem for me in that py2exe says it can't find
> wxmsw26uh_vc.dll - even though the file exists.
>   
That dll should no longer be needed by matplotlib.  Obviously if you use
a wxPython build you will get the it, i.e. I am on 2.8 so I have a bunch
of  "wxmsw26uh???.dll" files in my dist folder.
> What I need is a version of 0.91.2 ver of matplotlib
> that works with Python 2.3 to see if that works, or I
> guess I would include Tkinter with my exe?
>   
There was another message from Stef which might be the explanation, the
default matplotlibrc file is defining TKAgg as the default backend, so
change it to the following:

backend      : WXAgg
numerix      : numpy  # numpy, Numeric or numarray


Werner