It looks like the end of the traceback -- where the actual exception is 
named -- is missing.  Can you repost it in its entirety?

Mike

william ratcliff wrote:
> Hi!  I am using matplotlib 0.99.0 under windows xp.  I tried the 
> following:
> ax.text(.96,.80,r'$P \perp 
> Q$',fontsize=18,horizontalalignment='right',verticalalignment='top',transform=ax.transAxes,color='black')
>      
> and get the following error:
> (However, in figure labels, symbols using mathtext, such as theta seem 
> to work fine...)
>
> Thanks,
> William
>
> TypeError: cannot return std::string from Unicode object
> File 
> "C:\mytripleaxisproject\trunk\eclipse\src\utilities\bfo_film_fig2.py", 
> line 301, in <module>
>   film110()
> File 
> "C:\mytripleaxisproject\trunk\eclipse\src\utilities\bfo_film_fig2.py", 
> line 157, in film110
>   plt.show()
> File 
> "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4.py", 
> line 63, in show
>   manager.window.show()
> File 
> "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4.py", 
> line 168, in resizeEvent
>   self.draw()
> File 
> "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4agg.py", 
> line 130, in draw
>   FigureCanvasAgg.draw(self)
> File 
> "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_agg.py", 
> line 314, in draw
>   self.figure.draw(self.renderer)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\artist.py", line 46, in 
> draw_wrapper
>   draw(artist, renderer, *kl)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\figure.py", line 774, 
> in draw
>   for a in self.axes: a.draw(renderer)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\artist.py", line 46, in 
> draw_wrapper
>   draw(artist, renderer, *kl)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 1721, in 
> draw
>   a.draw(renderer)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\text.py", line 515, in draw
>   bbox, info = self._get_layout(renderer)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\text.py", line 279, in 
> _get_layout
>   clean_line, self._fontproperties, ismath=ismath)
> File 
> "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_agg.py", 
> line 156, in get_text_width_height_descent
>   self.mathtext_parser.parse(s, self.dpi, prop)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 
> 2810, in parse
>   box = self._parser.parse(s, font_output, fontsize, dpi)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 
> 2259, in parse
>   self._expression.parseString(s)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 1048, in parseString
>   loc, tokens = self._parse( instring, 0 )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2559, in parseImpl
>   return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2307, in parseImpl
>   loc, exprtokens = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2672, in parseImpl
>   loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, 
> callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2307, in parseImpl
>   loc, exprtokens = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2756, in parseImpl
>   loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, 
> callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2714, in parseImpl
>   loc, tmptokens = self.expr._parse( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2373, in parseImpl
>   return maxMatchExp._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2559, in parseImpl
>   return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2416, in parseImpl
>   ret = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2559, in parseImpl
>   return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2559, in parseImpl
>   return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2416, in parseImpl
>   ret = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2293, in parseImpl
>   loc, resultlist = self.exprs[0]._parse( instring, loc, doActions, 
> callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2756, in parseImpl
>   loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, 
> callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2559, in parseImpl
>   return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2373, in parseImpl
>   return maxMatchExp._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 924, in _parseNoCache
>   loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 2416, in parseImpl
>   ret = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 981, in _parseCache
>   value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", line 
> 950, in _parseNoCache
>   tokens = fn( instring, tokensStart, retTokens )
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 
> 2374, in symbol
>   char = Char(c, self.get_state())
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 
> 1264, in __init__
>   self._update_metrics()
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 
> 1271, in _update_metrics
>   self.font, self.font_class, self.c, self.fontsize, self.dpi)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 446, 
> in get_metrics
>   info = self._get_info(font, font_class, sym, fontsize, dpi)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 579, 
> in _get_info
>   self._get_glyph(fontname, font_class, sym, fontsize)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 697, 
> in _get_glyph
>   fontname, font_class, sym, fontsize)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 827, 
> in _get_glyph
>   cached_font = self._get_font(new_fontname)
> File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 560, 
> in _get_font
>   font = FT2Font(basename)
>
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