[Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib

[<rei...@gm...>]

First of all, thanks for your help.
I made several mistakes, which I fixed: I installed matplotlib as root =20=

and from xterm. The installation process worked out fine,the output of
 >python setup.py build
was
TKAgg requires TkInter
running build
running build_py
running build_ext

which is ok, I think. At least it doesn't say "require pygtkg" anymore. =20=

The
 >sudo python setup.py install
ran without mistakes.

BUT: When  I start python, and I want to import matplotlib.matlab, this =20=

happens:

Python 2.3.4 (#2, Nov 14 2004, 18:39:27)
[GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1495)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import matplotlib.matlab
Could not load matplotlib icon: Couldn't recognize the image file =20
format for file =20
'/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/share/matplotlib/=20
matplotlib.svg'
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
   File =20
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-=20=

packages/matplotlib/matlab.py", line 163, in ?
     from backends import new_figure_manager, error_msg, \
   File =20
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-=20=

packages/matplotlib/backends/__init__.py", line 20, in ?
     globals(),locals(),[backend_name])
   File =20
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-=20=

packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtkagg.py", line 16, in ?
     from _gtkagg import agg_to_gtk_drawable
ImportError: No module named _gtkagg


I thought,  everything ist ok, when the installation is completed =20
successfully - obviously I am wrong. But what now? I am lost...
Thanks for your help
Reik

Am 28.11.2004 um 17:22 schrieb John Hunter:

>>>>>> "Reik" =3D=3D Reik H B=F6rger <rei...@gm...> writes:
>
>     Reik> Hello, it's me again, I found my mistake, I specified the
>     Reik> wrong path when installing pygtk. But now, I have a problem
>     Reik> installing matplotlib. When I type
>
>     Reik> python setup.py build
>
>     Reik> it terminates with:
>
>     Reik> Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line
>     Reik> 125, in ?  try: import gtk File
>     Reik> =20
> "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3//lib/python2.3/=20
> site-
>     Reik> packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 37, in ?  from _gtk
>     Reik> import * RuntimeError: could not open display
>
>     Reik> What is going wrong? I have no idea...  Thanks Reik
>
> This is an annoying build issue that hopefully we'll resolve before
> too long.  I assume you are building from the Terminal shell is OSX.
> You'll need build and run matplotlib from the X terminal
>
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/
>
> Hope this helps,
> JDH
>