On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Esmail <ebo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm new to pylab/matplotlib, so perhaps I am making a mistake here, > but when I try to save a plot under Windows as a png file, the program > crashes (pdf works fine). >
I don't have a windows box to test on today (I can try tomorrow from work). Most likely, you have a problem of an install over an old install. Try installing mpl and numpy cleanly by removing all the numpy* and matplotlib* files from your site-packages dir and reinstalling. See also http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/troubleshooting_faq.html#matplotlib-install-location http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/installing_faq.html#cleanly-rebuild-and-reinstall-everything JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users