Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

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Sure.  This is all that it is:

from pylab import *
plot([1,2,3])
show()

On Dec 2, 2009, at 3:42 PM, William Carithers wrote:

> Hi Lisa,
>
> Hmm. I also use TKAgg with no problems. Looking at your code, it  
> looks like
> you are trying the first example in the tutorial. Just to be sure,  
> could you
> post/send a full listing of your simple_plot.py?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
> On 12/2/09 2:01 PM, "Lisa M Winter" <Lis...@Co...> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the pointers, Bill.
>>
>> I tried installing from source as you suggested, but I am getting the
>> same errors when I try to plot.  What backend are you using?
>>
>> Here is what I get when I try using TkAgg:
>>
>> casa98-125-dhcp:.matplotlib lisa$ python simple_plot.py --verbose-
>> helpful
>> $HOME=/Users/lisa
>> matplotlib data path /Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/
>> matplotlib/mpl-data
>> loaded rc file /Users/lisa/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
>> matplotlib version 0.99.1.1
>> verbose.level helpful
>> interactive is True
>> units is False
>> platform is darwin
>> CONFIGDIR=/Users/lisa/.matplotlib
>> Using fontManager instance from /Users/lisa/.matplotlib/ 
>> fontList.cache
>> backend TkAgg version 8.5
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "simple_plot.py", line 2, in <module>
>>     plot([1,2,3])
>>   File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
>> pyplot.py", line 2134, in plot
>>     ax = gca()
>>   File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
>> pyplot.py", line 582, in gca
>>     ax =  gcf().gca(**kwargs)
>>   File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
>> pyplot.py", line 276, in gcf
>>     return figure()
>>   File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
>> pyplot.py", line 254, in figure
>>     **kwargs)
>>   File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
>> backends/backend_tkagg.py", line 91, in new_figure_manager
>>     canvas = FigureCanvasTkAgg(figure, master=window)
>>   File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
>> backends/backend_tkagg.py", line 158, in __init__
>>     master=self._tkcanvas, width=w, height=h)
>>   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
>> python2.6/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 3284, in __init__
>>     Image.__init__(self, 'photo', name, cnf, master, **kw)
>>   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
>> python2.6/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 3240, in __init__
>>     self.tk.call(('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options)
>> _tkinter.TclError: integer value too large to represent
>>
>>
>> Lisa
>>
>>
>> On Dec 2, 2009, at 2:17 PM, William Carithers wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Lisa,
>>>
>>> I had lots of trouble installing on 10.6 as well. What finally
>>> worked for me
>>> is to use the (recommended) file make.osx that comes with the
>>> matplotlib
>>> download. You have to edit that file to point to the versions of
>>> Python (you
>>> want 2.6) and OSX (you want 10.6). I'm attaching a version that has
>>> all
>>> these edits already made. (I'm assuming you have an intel Mac, not a
>>> ppc).
>>>
>>> Look at the top of the file and you will see an example command line
>>> that
>>> begins with PREFIX. You'll execute that command line with the  
>>> example
>>> directory changed to your directory and I highly recommend choosing
>>> the
>>> directory /Users/(whatever your user name is)/.local  All the
>>> libraries will
>>> be installed there and Python will know how to find them even  
>>> without
>>> explicitly putting them in any PATH variable. This command line will
>>> even
>>> check for required dependencies like freetype2, pnglib, ... And will
>>> go them
>>> and install them for you if you don't already have them. The command
>>> line
>>> should look like:
>>> sudo PREFIX=/Users/(your username)/.local make -f make.osx fetch  
>>> deps
>>> mpl_install
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Bill
>>> On 12/2/09 12:31 PM, "Lisa M Winter" <Lis...@Co...>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> I am finding it very difficult to install matplotlib with snow
>>>> leopard.  I have the Apple XCODE installed along with numpy  
>>>> (which I
>>>> have tested and works) and am running the python 2.6 version that
>>>> comes with the Mac.
>>>>
>>>> I have run into the following problems:
>>>> 1) The diskimage installation: When I open the installer, I am told
>>>> that I can not install matplotlib on my disk because I do not  
>>>> have a
>>>> system version of python 2.6.  I do not understand this error  
>>>> since I
>>>> am running the default version (which is 2.6.1).
>>>>
>>>> 2) As another person on the list pointed out, easy_install  
>>>> matplotlib
>>>> tries to install an older version that does not work with the newer
>>>> version of numpy.
>>>>
>>>> 3) I downloaded the matplotlib-0.99.1.1-py2.6 egg.  I was able to
>>>> install matplotlib, seemingly.  When I import pylab into python,  
>>>> I do
>>>> not get any errors.  However, I do get an error when I try to plot.
>>>> With the default backend TkAgg (version 8.5), I get the following
>>>> error when I try to plot:
>>>> _tkinter.TclError: integer value too large to represent
>>>>
>>>> When I try to change the backend to MacOSX, a window opens labeled
>>>> Figure 1, but nothing plots.  With the verbose level on helpful, I
>>>> find only that "backend MacOSX version unknown".
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone seen any of these problems before and have an idea as to
>>>> how to fix this?  If not, is there another method that I should try
>>>> (I'm hesitant to try to build/install from the source).
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for any help!
>>>>
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>>> make.osx
>>>>
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