Re: [Matplotlib-users] SyntaxError: matplotlib python3 install problem

[Paul T. <pau...@gm...>]

I build from github.


On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:35 AM, James Morrison <jam...@gm...>wrote:

> Hi, I downloaded a zip from the master on the github matplotlib
> repository, when I run: python3 setup.py install
>
> I get several 'SyntaxError: invalid syntax' errors which appear to
> highlight quotes
> ...
>
> byte-compiling
> /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/sphinxext/plot_directive.py
> to plot_directive.cpython-32.pyc
>   File
> "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/sphinxext/plot_directive.py",
> line 510
>     exec "import numpy as np\nfrom matplotlib import pyplot as plt\n" in ns
>

My install has:
                    exec("import numpy as np\nfrom matplotlib import pyplot
as plt\n", ns)

^^ [no in]



>
>                        ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> byte-compiling
> /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
> to backend_svg.cpython-32.pyc
>   File
> "/usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py",
> line 69
>     s = s.replace(u"&", u"&amp;")
>                                              ^
>

That matches my file, and seems like completely valid syntax. When I copy
and execute that text myself, it doesn't raise an error. However, I think
the problem may be that python3 no longer accepts unicode strings.

s = s.replace("&", "&amp;")



SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> ...
>
> Full output is here: https://gist.github.com/3656878
>
> I'm running Scientific Linux 5.4 and numpy appears to work ok installed
> via pip-3.2.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
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