[Matplotlib-users] Matplotlib 0.99.3 win32 py2.6 crashes on import

[Craig M. <mcq...@ed...>]

I just installed matplotlib-0.99.3.win32-py2.6.exe on this Win2000 PC. 
When I try:
    from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

it crashes Python with an apparent NULL-pointer reference. If I run
    python -v

then it crashes just after:
# c:\python26\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\transforms.pyc matches 
c:\python26\li
b\site-packages\matplotlib\transforms.py
import matplotlib.transforms # precompiled from 
c:\python26\lib\site-packages\ma
tplotlib\transforms.pyc

matplotlib-0.99.1.win32-py2.6.exe worked fine on this PC.

Regards,
Craig McQueen