Re: [Matplotlib-users] New user of matplotlib : some problem with version 0.62.4

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

>>>>> "Jean" == Jean Pierre <2s...@ma...> writes:

    Jean> Hello, I'm a new user of matplotlib and I have to admit that
    Jean> I'm quite impressed and excited about it !  I'm currently
    Jean> trying to convince the whole company to switch from matlab
    Jean> to python (at least 200 users I think), and matplotlib is a
    Jean> big asset.

Good luck - is yours a software company?  200 new developers would be
a big help :-)

    Jean> Extra content at the end of the document Could not load
    Jean> filename for text
    Jean> /users/m024234/local/share/matplotlib/Vera.ttf Traceback

Here is your problem.  The font is not being loaded.  First, in
matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py on or around line 240, replace the
block

        if font is None:
            fname = fontManager.findfont(prop)
            try: font = FT2Font(str(fname))
            except RuntimeError, msg:
                print >> sys.stderr, 'Could not load filename for text', \
                      fname
                return None
            else:
                _fontd[key] = font

with

        if font is None:
            fname = fontManager.findfont(prop)
            font = FT2Font(str(fname))
            _fontd[key] = font

in other words, don't catch the exception.  This may give you extra
information about what is going wrong.

I notice from your path above that you have installed matplotlib in a
nonstandard location.  Have you set the MATPLOTLIB environment
variable, as described in the installing documentation on the web page
http://matplotlib.sf.net/installing.html?

Do you get the same traceback on win32?

Gladly-accepting-donationsly-yours,
JDH