It looks like the _tkagg C extension didn't build correctly -- it really should have a tkinit method.
Can you please try the following and send me the output (inside the Python interpreter)... >>> from matplotlib.backends import _tkagg >>> _tkagg.__file__ >>> dir(_tkagg) Thanks! Mike fiacre wrote: > I'm running Idle via X forwarding to my Windows desktop (running Cygwin). > > I've installed tcl/tk and python with Tkinter as a backend. > > When I call pylab.show(), I always get the error : > > >>> pylab.show() > Exception in Tkinter callback > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1403, in __call__ > return self.func(*args) > File > "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py", > line 151, in resize > self.show() > File > "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py", > line 155, in draw > tkagg.blit(self._tkphoto, self.renderer._renderer, colormode=2) > File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/tkagg.py", > line 14, in blit > _tkagg.tkinit(id(tk), 0) > AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'tkinit' > > > And an empty matplotlib window opens on my desktop. > > > Should I try gtk as a backend??? > > TIA > > -- Andrew > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel > -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Operations and Engineering Division Space Telescope Science Institute Operated by AURA for NASA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
