Re: [Matplotlib-users] crash on matplotlib.matlab import on win32

[Todd M. <jm...@st...>]

On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 12:42, Gregory Lielens wrote:
> Hello All,
> I just tried to install matplotlib on a WinXP computer, after a
> successfull install on Linux.
> The problem I encounter is the following (transcript of an
> interractive session): 
>  
> ---
> C:\Python23>python
> Python 2.3.4 (#53, May 25 2004, 21:17:02) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)]
> on win32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import matplotlib
> >>> matplotlib.use("TkAgg")
> >>> from matplotlib.matlab import *
> Assertion failed: ob_refcnt == 0, file CXX/cxx_extensions.cxx, line
> 1031
>  
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
> unusual way.
> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>  
> C:\Python23>
>  
> ---
>  
> This work on Linux, and I can not find any hint in the doc to a
> backend/python interpreter incompatibility explaining this error.
>  
> I use  numarray version 0.9 (win installer), python 2.3.4 (as shown in
> the session transcript), and matplotlib 0.54.2, last windows installer
> (the 2004/06/08 21:54:42 build which I think correct some problems
> with numarray)
>  
> Now I am wondering if I do something I shouldn't, if my system or
> installation is responsible, or if it is a bug in this particular
> matplotlib distribution...Any idea? 

I tried this configuration on Windows 2000 Pro and it worked fine.

I haven't tried this configuration on Windows XP yet...  I'll try later
to see if I can reproduce the problem.

Regards,
Todd