On 2014/08/31, 6:48 PM, John Ladasky wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am trying to install Matplotlib 1.4.0 on an older laptop, running > Ubuntu 12.04. I am committed to Python 3. In the standard Ubuntu > repositories, python3-matplotlib (of any version) is unavailable until > Ubuntu 13.04. > > My first instinct would be to upgrade to a more current Ubuntu > revision. However, when I tried to upgrade Ubuntu, I received a warning > that the Unity3D GUI was probably too heavy-weight for my machine.
My recommendation is to switch to Xubuntu 14.04 if/when you can manage the disruption of doing a clean installation. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "setup.py", line 154, in <module> > result = package.check() > File "/home/john/Desktop/matplotlib-1.4.0/setupext.py", line 940, in > check > if 'No such file or directory\ngrep:' in version: > TypeError: argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable > This is a bug in 1.4.0 that has been fixed in 1.4.x. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
