Jeff - Thanks, that seemed to solve _that_ problem. However, after going through the build process (again, successfully), I get the following when trying to import Basemap:
from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap File "/usr/local/epd/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mpl_toolkits/ basemap/__init__.py", line 43, in <module> import _geoslib, netcdftime ImportError: libgeos_c.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I had to compile geos because this version of Basemap didn't seem to work with the version of geos that EPD uses. I built GEOS in a local home directory. Do I need to build it in a global location (like /usr/ local)? --Mike On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Jeff Whitaker wrote: > Michael Hearne wrote: >> I just built matplotlib and basemap from source on a RHEL system, >> with EPD as my base Python installation. >> >> The build procedure for matplotlib was fairly straightforward, as >> was basemap (once I read Jeff's documentation on installing). >> >> However, once I try to import basemap, I get an error about dbflib >> (ipython session below): >> > > Mike: Try editing setup.cfg and changing > > pyshapelib = True > > It's set to 'auto' by default. I bet it's detecting an existing > pyshapelib install, but then can find all the parts of it that it > needs. > > -Jeff >> In [1]: from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ImportError Traceback (most recent >> call last) >> >> /home/shake/losspager/1.15/<ipython console> in <module>() >> >> /usr/local/epd/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mpl_toolkits/basemap/ >> __init__.py in <module>() >> 36 from matplotlib.lines import Line2D >> 37 from matplotlib.transforms import Bbox >> ---> 38 import pyproj, sys, os, math, dbflib >> 39 from proj import Proj >> 40 import numpy as np >> >> ImportError: No module named dbflib >> >> Where is dbflib supposed to be? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports >> 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and >> deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application >> coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Matplotlib-devel mailing list >> Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel >> > > > -- > Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 > Meteorologist FAX : (303)497-6449 > NOAA/OAR/PSD R/PSD1 Email : jeffrey.s.whita...@noaa.gov > 325 Broadway Office : Skaggs Research Cntr 1D-113 > Boulder, CO, USA 80303-3328 Web : http://tinyurl.com/5telg > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel