This error used to come up with mingw and python2.4 builds, but now we
use Visual Studio for python2.4.  I am surprised no one else has
reported this error though?  I see you used the egg binary?  Has
anyone else use the python2.4 windows egg with success.

- Charlie

On 7/22/06, Chris Fonnesbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to run Matplotlib 0.87.4 on WinXP after having installed from
> the binaries posted on sourceforge. Unfortunately, when I try importing from
> pylab, I get a popup declaring:
>
> "This application has failed to start because MSVCP71.dll was not found."
>
> I usually work on Mac/Linux, so I have no idea what this means. Here is the
> traceback.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>    File
> "c:\python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib-0.87.4-py2.4-win32.egg\pylab.py
> ", line 1, in ?
>     from matplotlib.pylab import *
>   File
> "c:\python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib-0.87.4-py2.4-win32.egg\matplotl
> ib\pylab.py", line 200, in ?
>     from axes import Axes, PolarAxes
>   File
> "c:\python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib-0.87.4-py2.4-win32.egg\matplotl
> ib\axes.py", line 14, in ?
>     from artist import Artist, setp
>   File
> "c:\python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib-0.87.4-py2.4-win32.egg\matplotl
> ib\artist.py", line 4, in ?
>     from transforms import identity_transform
>   File "c:\python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib-
> 0.87.4-py2.4-win32.egg\matplotl
> ib\transforms.py", line 215, in ?
>     from _transforms import Value, Point, Interval, Bbox, Affine
>   File
> "c:\python24\lib\site-packages\matplotlib-0.87.4-py2.4-win32.egg\matplotl
> ib\_transforms.py", line 17, in ?
>     from matplotlib._ns_transforms import *
> ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
>
> I have tried building matplotlib myself using mingw32, but with no success.
> Any help is most appreciated.
> --
> Chris Fonnesbeck + Atlanta, GA + http://trichech.us
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