Re: [matplotlib-devel] Should Path objects have an initial MOVETO? (was: error with basemap and pdf)

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

Jouni K. Seppänen wrote:
> Jeff Whitaker <js...@fa...> writes:
>
>   
>> Jouni:  That test script now crashes with:
>>
>>   File "/Users/jwhitaker/lib/python/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py", 
>> line 1214, in pathOperations
>>     raise ValueError, 'Path lacks initial MOVETO'
>> ValueError: Path lacks initial MOVETO
>>     
>
> I think this confirms my suspicion that the bug is really elsewhere. A
> path in PDF needs to begin with a "m" that sets the initial point, and
> that particular Path object only consisted of one LINETO operation. Am I
> correct in thinking that this is an invalid path?
>   
Yes -- that path should be considered invalid, though the Path class 
doesn't do any verification.  I'll add this.  I'm surprised that it's 
coming from the line class, which in general doesn't allow for 
customization of the path codes.  There must be something unanticipated 
happening.

Cheers,
Mike

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Michael Droettboom
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Space Telescope Science Institute
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