> ok, got the package installed, but it seems to not be working, or the > examples are messed up. > here is the source > > from pychart import * > theme.get_options() > data = [["Jan", 10], ["Feb", 22], ["Mar", 30]] > > ar = area.T(x_coord = category_coord.T(data, 0), > y_range = (0, None), > x_axis = axis.X(label="Month"), > y_axis = axis.Y(label="Value")) > ar.add_plot(bar_plot.T(data = data, label = "Something")) > ar.draw() > > and here is what i get when i run it. > > from: can't read /var/mail/pychart ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ah! You're running into an issue with your Unix environment, not Python. Unix doesn't care about file names: without any hints, it'll think that your program is a mere shell script. The error message above means that '/bin/sh' is trying to interpret your program. That is, it's trying to run the Unix 'from' command! http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=from&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+5.4-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html And the subsequent error messages are pretty much '/bin/sh' error messages. To avoid this problem, try: $ python categbar.py Alternatively, make sure the first line in your Python program contains the "magic" line: #!/usr/bin/env python to tell the Unix (or Linux) kernel that the program you're running is meant to be run through Python. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
