Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread Christopher Barker
Christopher Barker wrote: > The diskimage is usually built for the python binary supplied by > python.org -- that is what the message means by the "system version". I > tried to submit a patch to change that message a year or two ago, but I > guess it never got applied -- maybe I'll try again.

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread Christopher Barker
Lisa M Winter wrote: > 1) The diskimage installation: When I open the installer, I am told > that I can not install matplotlib on my disk because I do not have a > system version of python 2.6. I do not understand this error since I > am running the default version (which is 2.6.1). The dis

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread William Carithers
You're right--that's pretty simple. I ran that exact code and it worked fine. Don't know what to say except that this is above my competence level to dig into the guts of tk. Looks like a problem for John Hunter. Sorry I couldn't help more, Bill On 12/2/09 2:49 PM, "Lisa M Winter" wrote: > fr

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread Lisa M Winter
Sure. This is all that it is: from pylab import * plot([1,2,3]) show() On Dec 2, 2009, at 3:42 PM, William Carithers wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > Hmm. I also use TKAgg with no problems. Looking at your code, it > looks like > you are trying the first example in the tutorial. Just to be sure, > co

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread William Carithers
Hi Lisa, Hmm. I also use TKAgg with no problems. Looking at your code, it looks like you are trying the first example in the tutorial. Just to be sure, could you post/send a full listing of your simple_plot.py? Thanks, Bill On 12/2/09 2:01 PM, "Lisa M Winter" wrote: > Thanks for the pointers,

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread Lisa M Winter
Thanks for the pointers, Bill. I tried installing from source as you suggested, but I am getting the same errors when I try to plot. What backend are you using? Here is what I get when I try using TkAgg: casa98-125-dhcp:.matplotlib lisa$ python simple_plot.py --verbose- helpful $HOME=/Users/

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread William Carithers
Hi Lisa, I had lots of trouble installing on 10.6 as well. What finally worked for me is to use the (recommended) file make.osx that comes with the matplotlib download. You have to edit that file to point to the versions of Python (you want 2.6) and OSX (you want 10.6). I'm attaching a version tha

[Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib with Mac OS 10.6

2009-12-02 Thread Lisa M Winter
Hello. I am finding it very difficult to install matplotlib with snow leopard. I have the Apple XCODE installed along with numpy (which I have tested and works) and am running the python 2.6 version that comes with the Mac. I have run into the following problems: 1) The diskimage installat