On 11/18/10 3:08 PM, John Hunter wrote: > Yes, installing these GUIs on OSX is a mess, particularly GTK. I only > recommend it for the very brave and foolish.
yup -- though wxPython is trivial. Do make sure you're running the python.org python, though -- that's the one most likely to be supported by various binary packages. > If you use the enthought > python distribution for OSX, you should get a working tkagg, qt4agg, > wxagg and macosx (I think) I don't know if enthought is worth it for that -- but it sure is if you want VTK. Mayavi, and a few other really ugly packages! As for the wonders of CPAN: I've never been a perl user, but the issues with packages like matplotlib on OS-X are due to compiled code that depends on libraries that aren't delivered with the OS, on an OS that can have up to four diffferent hardware architectures, and a pretty rapidly changing API (or ABI anyway). Oh, and it depends on various GUI toolkits that have those same issues. I can't imagine how a CPAN-like system would help with that at all. Installing pure python packages isn't a problem at all. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
