Chris Pettit wrote: > Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. This is my first extended > attempt to make matplotlib work, and I'm relatively new to the whole > Python world. I have MacPython2.4 running now, which seems to work > fine. I installed everything for matplotlib, scipy, etc., from the > Mac OS 10.4 SciPy Superpack binaries, so I didn't expect to have much > trouble, but I get the following when I try to import pylab: > > >>> from pylab import * > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ > python2.4/site-packages/pylab.py", line 1, in ? > from matplotlib.pylab import * > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ > python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/pylab.py", line 202, in ? > from axes import Axes, PolarAxes > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ > python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py", line 15, in ? > from axis import XAxis, YAxis > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ > python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py", line 25, in ? > from font_manager import FontProperties > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ > python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 39, in ? > from matplotlib import ft2font > ImportError: Failure linking new module: /Library/Frameworks/ > Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/ > ft2font.so: Symbol not found: _FMDisposeFontFamilyIterator > Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib > Expected in: flat namespace > > > I saw a couple of posts about problems caused by libfreetype in the > most recent Apple X11 update, so I tried reinstalling Freetype2 from > souce and ended up with libfreetype6.3.10 in my /usr/local/lib. I > tried moving this to my /usr/X11R6/lib and resetting the symbolic > links to point to this, but no luck. > > Any advice? > > Thanks, > Chris Pettit > >
Chris: Do you have /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib? (it should be a symlink to /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.3.dylib) If you do, I imagine that your version of libfreetype is old and doesn't have the _FMDisposeFontFamilyIterator symbol. You could try setting the /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib symlink to point to /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.6.3.x.dylib. -Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 Meteorologist FAX : (303)497-6449 NOAA/OAR/PSD R/PSD1 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 325 Broadway Office : Skaggs Research Cntr 1D-124 Boulder, CO, USA 80303-3328 Web : http://tinyurl.com/5telg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
