Re: [Matplotlib-users] anim_tk.py fails

[John H. <jdh...@ac...>]

>>>>> "Gary" == Gary  <pa...@in...> writes:

    Gary> In revisiting an old project, I tried the example
    Gary> anim_tk.py.  On two different WinXP machines, a "ghost"
    Gary> window appears (can see right through it) and the following:

    Gary> ------------------------------------
    Gary> C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\examples>python
    Gary> anim_tk.py elapsed 10.7944733008 Fatal Python error:
    Gary> PyEval_RestoreThread: NULL tstate

    Gary> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it
    Gary> in an unusual way.  Please contact the application's support
    Gary> team for more information.
    Gary> -------------------------------------

    Gary> please embarrass me by pointing out that I've forgotten to
    Gary> install something obvious.

I'll have to take a look at this next week since I don't have access
to a win32 platform right now.  It seems to be running fine on linux.

    Gary> BTW, It's not possible to say thank you enough times.
    Gary> matplotlab/ipython/scipy is just a dream for scientific
    Gary> work.  I also add Maxima and Vpython (and TeX/LaTeX/ConTeXt)
    Gary> to my soup, fwiw.

Thanks, it's great to hear encouraging words. Fernando and I will be
meeting tonight with some of the numarray and scipy folks, and so
hopefully we can come up with some more fruitful areas to make this a
great platform.

Now if only people could learn spell matplotlib <wink>

JDH