Nathanael,
I don't use windows, but on linux I have to load matplotlib first and after
type show()
from pylab import *
plot([1,2,3])
show()
have you done it?
Alexandre
2008/4/8, Nathanael Berestycki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to setup matplotbib on my computer (which is unfortunately
> running on windows) and for some reason, it doesn't seem to be working. I
> believe I have downloaded everything I should have downloaded (Python 2.5,
> numpy, ipython, lpng1226, zlib, gtk, and I'm probably forgetting a few other
> things that I did download), yet when I open Ipython and plot the
> recommended example
>
> plot([1,2,3])
>
> all I get is the error "NameError: name 'plot' is not defined".
> Possibly, the things I downloaded did not go to the right directories.
> Does anybody know if this matters, and if yes, where should the files be
> located? Part of the problem also is that my computer skills are low, so I
> don't understand many of the terms used (such as "backends", for instance -
> what is it?).
>
> I would really appreciate it if somebody could tell me what I should try
> to do or point me to a step-by-step guide ! (I would really, really love to
> be able to plot data I generate on Python...)
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help,
> Nathanael
>
>
>
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