It's supposed to default to the current user's home directory. Perhaps "apache" doesn't have a home directory?
Cheers, Mike "Jonathan Hayward, http://JonathansCorner.com"; wrote: > I found a reason for the behavior: > > The script was running as user apache, but trying to open > /root/.matplotlib, and /root was mode 0700. It stopped crashing on > import after I made /root mode 0711. > > This is somewhat surprising behavior to me; shouldn't it be defaulting > to something besides expected access to ~root? > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Jonathan Hayward, > http://JonathansCorner.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Tried that and reran it; I'm getting substantially the same > stacktrace: > > > File "/home/jhayward/bintmp/test.py", line 5, in <module> > import matplotlib; > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", line > 639, in <module> > rcParams = rc_params() > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", line > 562, in rc_params > fname = matplotlib_fname() > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", line > 513, in matplotlib_fname > fname = os.path.join(get_configdir(), 'matplotlibrc') > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", line > 207, in wrapper > ret = func(*args, **kwargs) > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", line > 403, in _get_configdir > raise RuntimeError("Failed to create %s/.matplotlib; consider > setting MPLCONFIGDIR to a writable directory for matplotlib > configuration data"%h) > RuntimeError: Failed to create /root/.matplotlib; consider setting > MPLCONFIGDIR to a writable directory for matplotlib configuration data > > It's /path/matplotlibrc and not /path/.matplotlibrc or anything > like that? > > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Michael Droettboom > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Just throwing out a suggestion here: You could try putting a > matplotlibrc file in the same directory as your Python script > -- it will use that instead of the one in ~/.matplotlib. > > Cheers, > Mike > > > "Jonathan Hayward, http://JonathansCorner.com"; wrote: > > I have a PHP script which authenticates a user and I am > trying to get the PHP script to wrap a Python script using > matplotlib. > > As it is, the script mostly works when invoked from the > command line or as its own CGI script. When I call it from > a PHP script, it doesn't produce output, and testing found > that when I call a Python script from a PHP script, output > works before but not after "import matplotlib": if the PHP > script calls a script of: > > #!/usr/bin/python > print "Before import matplotlib." > import matplotlib; > print "After import matplotlib." > > the first print statement succeeds but the second one > fails; the server log shows a crash of: > > Before import matplotlib.Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/home/jhayward/bintmp/test.py", line 5, in <module> > import matplotlib; > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", > line 639, in <module> > rcParams = rc_params() > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", > line 562, in rc_params > fname = matplotlib_fname() > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", > line 513, in matplotlib_fname > fname = os.path.join(get_configdir(), 'matplotlibrc') > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", > line 207, in wrapper > ret = func(*args, **kwargs) > File > "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", > line 403, in _get_configdir > raise RuntimeError("Failed to create %s/.matplotlib; > consider setting MPLCONFIGDIR to a writable directory for > matplotlib configuration data"%h) > RuntimeError: Failed to create /root/.matplotlib; consider > setting MPLCONFIGDIR to a writable directory for > matplotlib configuration data > > I think this error is somewhat misleading; it persisted > after I ran a "chmod -R 1777 /root/.matplotlib". > > What is the proper way to adjust things so matplotlib will > be happy with its .matplotlib directory? > > -- > -- Jonathan Hayward, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > ** To see an award-winning website with stories, essays, > artwork, > ** games, and a four-dimensional maze, why not visit my > home page? > ** All of this is waiting for you at > http://JonathansCorner.com > > ++ Would you like to curl up with one of my hardcover books? > ++ You can now get my books from http://CJSHayward.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK > & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > <http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > > > -- > Michael Droettboom > Science Software Branch > Operations and Engineering Division > Space Telescope Science Institute > Operated by AURA for NASA > > > > > -- > -- Jonathan Hayward, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ** To see an award-winning website with stories, essays, artwork, > ** games, and a four-dimensional maze, why not visit my home page? > ** All of this is waiting for you at http://JonathansCorner.com > > ++ Would you like to curl up with one of my hardcover books? > ++ You can now get my books from http://CJSHayward.com > > > > > -- > -- Jonathan Hayward, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ** To see an award-winning website with stories, essays, artwork, > ** games, and a four-dimensional maze, why not visit my home page? > ** All of this is waiting for you at http://JonathansCorner.com > > ++ Would you like to curl up with one of my hardcover books? > ++ You can now get my books from http://CJSHayward.com -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Operations and Engineering Division Space Telescope Science Institute Operated by AURA for NASA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
