After upgrading to matplotlib 1.3.1-1 importing matplotlib.pyplot fails
with the error:
Python 2.7.5+ (default, Sep 17 2013, 15:31:50)
[GCC 4.8.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was Each)
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was Each)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was Each)
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was Each)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was )
Found an unknown keyword in AFM header (was The)
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlinePosition -41,5039
Value error parsing header in AFM: UnderlineThickness 43,9453
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 24, in
<module>
import matplotlib.colorbar
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/colorbar.py", line 29, in
<module>
import matplotlib.collections as collections
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/collections.py", line 23,
in <module>
import matplotlib.backend_bases as backend_bases
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line 50,
in <module>
import matplotlib.textpath as textpath
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/textpath.py", line 11, in
<module>
import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line
1356, in <module>
_rebuild()
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line
1341, in _rebuild
fontManager = FontManager()
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line
1008, in __init__
self.afmlist = createFontList(self.afmfiles, fontext='afm')
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 563,
in createFontList
font = afm.AFM(fh)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/afm.py", line 342, in
__init__
parse_afm(fh)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/afm.py", line 331, in
parse_afm
doptional = _parse_optional(fh)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/afm.py", line 313, in
_parse_optional
d[key] = optional[key](fh)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/matplotlib/afm.py", line 246, in
_parse_kern_pairs
c1, c2, val = _to_str(vals[1]), _to_str(vals[2]), _to_float(vals[3])
ValueError: could not convert string to float: -'0
The problem is with the Adobe Font Metric. Has anyone run into this problem
and found a solution or workaround? Any help is greatly appreciated.
My system is Debian testing with Python 2.7.5 and NumPy 1.7.1-3.
Thanks,
--
Ivan Lima
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MC&G MS #25
360 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1543 USA
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