[Visualpython-users] WinXP and numpy 1.3

[Gary P. <gar...@gm...>]

I installed VPython on a new WinXP machine.  First I installed python, then
visual, and all was good.

Then I went about and installed the other stuff I use ... numpy, scipy,
matplotlib ...

And VPython crashed python at "import visual"

Then I discovered that the VPython installer installs numpy 1.4, but the
latest version on numpy.scipy.org is numpy 1.3.  So I had unknowingly
downgraded numpy.  So I uninstalled numpy and visual (and python for good
measure) and reinstalled, and it works again.

Is it possible (or already known) that visual does not work with numpy 1.3,
the current release?   I'm hesitant to try it myself.  Everything is working
now, but I was surprised, and I thought I might document this potential
gotcha.

-gary