[Matplotlib-users] Re: could not load matplotlib icon

[Steve C. <ste...@ya...>]

On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 12:16,
mat...@li... wrote:
> John Hunter wrote:
> > Perhaps it would be better to define a constant in
> > matplotlib.__init__.py, something like
> > 
> > matplotlib.PY2EXE = hasattr(sys, 'frozen')
> > 
> > because then the code which is conditional upon py2exe would be more
> > readable
> > 
> >         if not matplotlib.PY2EXE
> >            pygtk.require('2.0')
> > 
> > or something like that...
> 
> Except that Py2EXE is not the only method of "freezing" apps. In 
> particular, you'd want this to work with OS-X's Py2App, and probably 
> other methods of bundling apps.
> 
> you might want:
> 
> matplotlib.FROZEN = hasattr(sys, 'frozen')
> 
> and
> 
> if not matplotlib.FROZEN
>     pygtk.require('2.0')
> 
> Then you could also accommodate other keywords that other bundling 
> methods use.
> 
> BTW, is someone really successfully using PyGTK on Windows? Cool!
> 
> -Chris
I added matplotlib.FROZEN to matplotlib.__init__.py.
It did not work because matplotlib has not yet been imported when 
pygtk.require() is called. So I changed the import order and it seems to
be working on now.

Steve