You need full administrator rights for pylab to work - power user status is not enough.
got the following error when I tried to call in "From pylab import *" : Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module> from pylab import * File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\pylab.py", line 1, in <module> from matplotlib.pylab import * File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 677, in <module> rcParams = rc_params() File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 598, in rc_params fname = matplotlib_fname() File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 548, in matplotlib_fname fname = os.path.join(get_configdir(), 'matplotlibrc') File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 242, in wrapper ret = func(*args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 438, in _get_configdir raise RuntimeError("Failed to create %s/.matplotlib; consider setting MPLCONFIGDIR to a writable directory for matplotlib configuration data"%h) RuntimeError: Failed to create C:\/.matplotlib; consider setting MPLCONFIGDIR to a writable directory for matplotlib configuration data -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can%27t-Import-Pylab-on-XP---runtime-error.-tp20034693p20108537.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users