On 03/31/2012 04:02 AM, Magician wrote: > Alexis& Eric > > > Thanks for your advices. > I've been trying, but I still have some problems. > > I tried matplotlib.matplotlib_fname() and I found my silly mistake. > Python answered > '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc' > My RC file was named ".matplotlibrc". > When the prefixed dot removed, it works perfectly. > > And I found to change the backends by using matplotlib.use() command. > I tried all of them, but nothing worked (with errors). > > When using matplotlib.get_backend() on pre-installed python2.6, > it said 'GTKAgg' and matplotlib.pyplot.show() exactly worked. > So I tried to install PyGTK from source code, but it's fairly complicated. > > Is there an easy way to install backends for additionally installed Python? > My python is v2.7.2.
Can you find CentOS packages for any of the gui toolkits for your python version? pygtk, pyqt4, tkinter, wxpython--any of them? If so, you should be just about set. Only pygtk and tkinter would even require rebuilding mpl; pyqt4 and wxpython don't require any mpl extension code. Eric > > > Magician > > > On 2012/03/27, at 23:04, Alexis Praga wrote: > >> You can check you are editing the correct configuration file with (in >> the Python shell) : >>>>> import matplotlib >>>>> matplotlib.matplotlib_fname() >> >> You can also try other backends. For a list, see : >> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/usage_faq.html#what-is-a-backend >> >> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Magician<f_magic...@mac.com> wrote: >>> Thank you, Alexis. >>> >>> I try to install PyQt4 and set Qt4Agg just now, but nothing displayed. >>> Ummm...what's wrong...?? >>> >>> >>> Magician >>> >>> >>> On 2012/03/27, at 17:05, Alexis Praga wrote: >>> >>>> I had the same problem on Debian. >>>> Editing the matplotlibrc (should be installed somewhere in your >>>> systeme) and changing the "backend" variable to Qt4Agg did the trick. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Magician<f_magic...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>> Hi. >>>>> >>>>> I want to install Matplotlib from source code on CentOS. >>>>> I've been using Matplotlib for a year. >>>>> But this is the first time for me to install CentOS by myself. >>>>> >>>>> I installed CentOS 6.2 in basic install option. >>>>> Next, I installed NumPy and Matplotlib. >>>>> .matplotlibrc isn't set. >>>>> >>>>> It looks successfully installed, but when I type show() command, >>>>> nothing appears. >>>>> I can export PNG image by using savefig() command, so maybe >>>>> I'm using invalid backend. >>>>> >>>>> How can I display plots with show() command? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Magician >>> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
