[Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib on Windows

[Kirill L. <ki...@la...>]

Hello,

I am a newbie to Matplotlib and all Python numeric stuff, so sorry if it 
is a FAQ.

I've installed NumPy 23.1, SciPy 0.3 and Matplotlib 54.1. Python is 
2.3.4. The problem I have is that none of backends works properly.

TkAgg -- works fine from console, but if ran from IDLE or PythonWin it 
creates a window border only, does not populate it with plot. If I try 
to move the plot window whole python session crashes with generic 
runtime error message (windows error message box with a single Ok button).

WX/WXAgg -- both don't work from console -- show empty window, cursor 
turns in hourglass when it is over plot window. From GUI app 
(IDLE/PythonWin) it seems to work at first glance -- plot gets created, 
but the plot window can not be closed with either Alt-F4 or mouse. It 
just does not react on close command. Moreover, python objects 
corresponding to window seems to get destroyed when I try to close 
window, because if I do few plots commands without trying to close the 
window, new plots appear in first window, however as soon as I try to 
close the window (it won't close, remember?), new plots will open new 
window. That second window can be closed, but first one still remain 
unclosable.

GTK/GTKAgg -- can't really try that one, because it requires compiling 
GTK, and we don't have compiler yet.


Any ideas how that can be fixed, work arounded, debugged? I am pretty 
comfortable with debugging Python code, but as I said I don't have C 
compiler yet, so can't debug extensions.

This behavior observed on brand new computer with freshly installed Win 
XP. The same behavior I am observing on my a bit old Win XP laptop.

--Kirill