Package: python-matplotlib
Version: 0.86.2-5
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
The default installation of python-matplotlib is non-functional because of
tthe following specific problem.
Installing the python-matplotlib package also installs python-numeric see
[0] because the Depends: line has "python-numeric | python-numarray" but in
/etc/matplotlibrc, the default for numerix is "numarray, not "Numeric".
This resulet in the package becoming unusable from a clean install as shown
below:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] python -c 'import matplotlib.numerix'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/numerix/__init__.py",
line 52, in ?
from numarray import *
ImportError: No module named numarray
This will noly function properly if both the python-numarray _and_
python-numarray-ext packages are installed.
One of the the two following fixed needs to be made:
1. the dependency on python-numeric and python-numeric-ext needs to be
dropped, or
2. the /etc/matplotlibrc file needs to be changed to use Numeric for numerix
and the python-numeric and python-numeric-ext dependency needs to be dropped
Eventually, numpy will have to be used but there is no Debian package as of
yet.
Cheers,
Carlo
[0] ---- Installation of python-matplot lib on a clean system
oxide# apt-get install python-matplotlib
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python-matplotlib-data python-numeric python-numeric-ext
Suggested packages:
python-matplotlib-doc python-numeric-tutorial
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python-matplotlib python-matplotlib-data python-numeric python-numeric-ext
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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Get:1 http://debian.phys.iit.edu sid/main python-numeric 24.2-4 [189kB]
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Setting up python-numeric (24.2-4) ...
Setting up python-numeric-ext (24.2-4) ...
Setting up python-matplotlib-data (0.86.2-5) ...
Setting up python-matplotlib (0.86.2-5) ...
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-1-k7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages python-matplotlib depends on:
ii dvipng 1.5-2.1+b1 convert PNG graphics from DVI file
ii python 2.3.5-11 An interactive high-level object-o
hi python-central 0.5.1 register and build utility for Pyt
ii python-dev 2.3.5-11 Header files and a static library
ii python-matplotlib-data 0.86.2-5 python based plotting system (data
ii python-numeric 24.2-4 Numerical (matrix-oriented) Mathem
ii python-numeric-ext 24.2-4 Extension modules for Numeric Pyth
ii python-qt3 3.16-1.1 Qt3 bindings for Python
python-matplotlib recommends no packages.
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