Re: [Matplotlib-users] Windows installer incomplete?

[Gary P. <pa...@in...>]

> Gary Pajer wrote:
>
> >I may be imaginining things, but it seems to me that the Windows
installer
> >does not completely update matplotlib.  I always seem to need the zip
file
> >also to get updated examples.   I discovered this a few releases ago when
an
> >installed version of interactive2.py didn't work after an upgrade.
> >
> >Am I correct about that?  If so, is there anything else in the zip file
that
> >I should be installing?  Further, if so, could the Windows installer be
> >redone to include the updated examples and whatever else?
> >
> >
> As far as the examples go, it is not in the scope of distutils to solve
> this problem.  This isn't to say it's not an important problem, just

I wasn't aware of that.

> that when distutils was designed, it was designed to do one thing -- 
> build and install 3rd party packages and modules.  And I think it works
> great for that job. Some pacakges (PyOpenGL) solve the problem by
> putting the demos right in with the the modules.  Others (wx) have a
> separate download for the demos.  I tend like the separate download
> option, but that's just my preference.

OK... but the zip has lots of directories in it.  Do I need to upgrade any
of them other than examples?


>
> As far as mysterious not working bits goes, I'd say that the safest
> thing to do is to uninstall your previous version before upgrading.  I
> myself don't do this unless I notice something broken or get otherwise
> suspicious, but that's my bad practice.

I could do that with no problem, but it strikes me as odd somehow.

>
> Cheers!
> Andrew