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.
I have read the matplotlib 1.4.0 documentation and, according to the
dependencies information contained there, it looks like I should be able
to get matplotlib 1.4.0 to run on my machine if I take the trouble to
install the dependencies manually. I have done this before, on other
machines.
I thought that I followed the directions
(http://matplotlib.org/users/installing.html) correctly. I believe that
I have installed all the required dependencies, and I have even
installed some of the optional ones I do not need. Something is still
wrong. Here's my latest build error log from the console:
xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx:~/Desktop/matplotlib-1.4.0$ python3 setup.py build
============================================================================
Edit setup.cfg to change the build options
BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
matplotlib: yes [1.4.0]
python: yes [3.2.3 (default, Feb 27 2014, 21:33:50) [GCC
4.6.3]]
platform: yes [linux2]
REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES AND EXTENSIONS
numpy: yes [version 1.6.1]
six: yes [using six version 1.7.3]
dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 2.0]
tornado: yes [using tornado version 2.1]
pyparsing: yes [using pyparsing version 2.0.2]
pycxx: yes [Official versions of PyCXX are not compatible
with Python 3.x. Using local copy]
libagg: yes [pkg-config information for 'libagg' could not
be found. Using local copy.]
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
The "required dependencies and extensions" section appears to be
incomplete. I am expecting to see the installer check for freetype and
png next. It never gets there.
A Python TypeError is being generated. My first thought would be that I
have a Py2/Py3 compatibility issue, and I would immediately think of the
_six_ package as the source of the problem. But maybe it's something else?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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