Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib upgrade 0.52->0.53.1

[Jim B. <jb...@se...>]

On Wed, 5 May 2004, Andrew Straw wrote:

> Jim Benson wrote:
> 
> > <>I finally tried to upgrade from matplotlib-0.52 to 0.53.1.
> 
> > <>ok..so i went into floyd:/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages>
> > and moved the matplotlib dir to matplotlib.bak and then tried
> > a re-install of 0.52...my app again words..whew! (is there an
> > easier way to uninstall?)
> 
> The same trick should (hopefully) get 0.53.1 to work: get rid of the old 
> matplotlib in site-packages before installing a new one. Probably some 
> files from 0.52 are screwing up 0.53.1.
> 
> (This is a limitation of Python's distutils -- upgrades should really 
> wipe the package out of site-packages rather than adding files.)
> 
> Cheers!
> Andrew
> 

...and also a limitation of my late night thinking.
Your suggestion appears to have worked like a charm.
I'll definitely use your advice for all future upgrades of
any python packages.

Thanks!!

Jim