Re: [Matplotlib-users] Where to put MPL/Basemap data files?

[Jeff W. <js...@fa...>]

Mauro Cavalcanti wrote:
> Dear Jeff & ALL,
>
> In trying to freeze my app using bb-freeze
> (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bbfreeze/), I stumbled upon a problem:
> the app is correctly freezed, but it then looks for the Basemap
> datafiles and since cannot find them, fails to start (with a message
> complaining that the above mentioned files are missing). So, my
> question is: can Basemap data files be installed in a directory other
> than the default one? And if so, how to instruct a program to look for
> them in another location?
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
>
> Best regards,
>
>   
Mauro:  If you set the env var BASEMAPDATA, it will look for the basemap 
data files there.  There is no way supported way to install the files in 
a different directory using setup.py, so if you want them somewhere 
other than the default location you'll have to install them there manually.

-Jeff

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