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[Matplotlib-users] installing matplotlib on mac os X with the *.dmg file
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From: Timothy D. <tim...@gm...> - 2012-08-17 21:30:33
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Hi, I'm having trouble installing matplotlib on mac os x. I downloaded the dmg file (matplotlib-1.1.1-py2.7-python.org-macosx10.6.dmg<http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.1.1/matplotlib-1.1.1-py2.7-python.org-macosx10.6.dmg/download> ) from http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.1.1/. I was able to install this package. Beforehand, I installed python from python.org (I read about the need to do this rather than use the shipped python for mac os x). So, the original python is in /usr/bin/python and the other, newer one, is in /usr/local/bin/python. However, after running "ipython -pylab", I get an error message: Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Aug 5 2011, 03:30:24) Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. IPython 0.13 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. ? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features. %quickref -> Quick reference. help -> Python's own help system. object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details. [TerminalIPythonApp] GUI event loop or pylab initialization failed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ImportError Traceback (most recent call last) /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ipython-0.13-py2.7.egg/IPython/core/pylabtools.pyc in find_gui_and_backend(gui) 194 """ 195 --> 196 import matplotlib 197 198 if gui and gui != 'auto': ImportError: No module named matplotlib It seems that I don't have a module-- but I just installed it? Side note: I've read to the best of my ability this page here, http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/installing_faq.html#os-x-notes , but there seems to be a disconnect on this page between the actual installation procedure. For example, no where on this page does it mention about a *.dmg file, yet the sourceforge site has the *.dmg file. And this help site mentions *.zip files, but this time the sourceforge download page does not have any *.zip files! What is going on here? Thanks, Tim |
