On May 8, 2007, at 1:22 PM, Fernando Perez wrote: > On 5/8/07, Aaron Hoover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > I have been using the qt4 backend with ipython for maybe a year >> > now, currently >> > ipython 0.8.0. What is the output of "ipython -Version"? >> >> ipython -Version gives: >> >> 0.8.0 >> >> Specifically, the error seems to be happening on line 838 of Shell.py >> in the mainloop() function: >> ... >> --> 838 self.timer.start( self.TIMEOUT, True ) >> ... >> >> TypeError: too many arguments to QTimer.start(), 1 at most expected > > Is this an unaltered ipython, along with a matplotlib configured to > use Qt4 as its backend? You mentioned having modified ipython > yourself, which is most definitely NOT needed. > > I recently used this same ipython with the qt4 backend for several > days without any problem, so your report is rather mysterious... > > So, make sure that: > > 1. You have a fully unmodified ipython. > > 2. Your matplotlibrc file has the proper backend setting: > > backend : Qt4Agg > > > We should be able to track this down, since we know it works fine for > others (myself and Darren included). Indeed, I just removed my old IPython directory in site-packages and reinstalled - that fixed the problem.
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