Hi Lisa,
Hmm. I also use TKAgg with no problems. Looking at your code, it looks like
you are trying the first example in the tutorial. Just to be sure, could you
post/send a full listing of your simple_plot.py?
Thanks,
Bill
On 12/2/09 2:01 PM, "Lisa M Winter" <lisa.win...@colorado.edu> wrote:
> Thanks for the pointers, Bill.
>
> I tried installing from source as you suggested, but I am getting the
> same errors when I try to plot. What backend are you using?
>
> Here is what I get when I try using TkAgg:
>
> casa98-125-dhcp:.matplotlib lisa$ python simple_plot.py --verbose-
> helpful
> $HOME=/Users/lisa
> matplotlib data path /Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/
> matplotlib/mpl-data
> loaded rc file /Users/lisa/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
> matplotlib version 0.99.1.1
> verbose.level helpful
> interactive is True
> units is False
> platform is darwin
> CONFIGDIR=/Users/lisa/.matplotlib
> Using fontManager instance from /Users/lisa/.matplotlib/fontList.cache
> backend TkAgg version 8.5
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "simple_plot.py", line 2, in <module>
> plot([1,2,3])
> File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
> pyplot.py", line 2134, in plot
> ax = gca()
> File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
> pyplot.py", line 582, in gca
> ax = gcf().gca(**kwargs)
> File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
> pyplot.py", line 276, in gcf
> return figure()
> File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
> pyplot.py", line 254, in figure
> **kwargs)
> File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
> backends/backend_tkagg.py", line 91, in new_figure_manager
> canvas = FigureCanvasTkAgg(figure, master=window)
> File "/Users/lisa/.local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/
> backends/backend_tkagg.py", line 158, in __init__
> master=self._tkcanvas, width=w, height=h)
> File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
> python2.6/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 3284, in __init__
> Image.__init__(self, 'photo', name, cnf, master, **kw)
> File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
> python2.6/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 3240, in __init__
> self.tk.call(('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options)
> _tkinter.TclError: integer value too large to represent
>
>
> Lisa
>
>
> On Dec 2, 2009, at 2:17 PM, William Carithers wrote:
>
>> Hi Lisa,
>>
>> I had lots of trouble installing on 10.6 as well. What finally
>> worked for me
>> is to use the (recommended) file make.osx that comes with the
>> matplotlib
>> download. You have to edit that file to point to the versions of
>> Python (you
>> want 2.6) and OSX (you want 10.6). I'm attaching a version that has
>> all
>> these edits already made. (I'm assuming you have an intel Mac, not a
>> ppc).
>>
>> Look at the top of the file and you will see an example command line
>> that
>> begins with PREFIX. You'll execute that command line with the example
>> directory changed to your directory and I highly recommend choosing
>> the
>> directory /Users/(whatever your user name is)/.local All the
>> libraries will
>> be installed there and Python will know how to find them even without
>> explicitly putting them in any PATH variable. This command line will
>> even
>> check for required dependencies like freetype2, pnglib, ... And will
>> go them
>> and install them for you if you don't already have them. The command
>> line
>> should look like:
>> sudo PREFIX=/Users/(your username)/.local make -f make.osx fetch deps
>> mpl_install
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Bill
>> On 12/2/09 12:31 PM, "Lisa M Winter" <lisa.win...@colorado.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I am finding it very difficult to install matplotlib with snow
>>> leopard. I have the Apple XCODE installed along with numpy (which I
>>> have tested and works) and am running the python 2.6 version that
>>> comes with the Mac.
>>>
>>> I have run into the following problems:
>>> 1) The diskimage installation: When I open the installer, I am told
>>> that I can not install matplotlib on my disk because I do not have a
>>> system version of python 2.6. I do not understand this error since I
>>> am running the default version (which is 2.6.1).
>>>
>>> 2) As another person on the list pointed out, easy_install matplotlib
>>> tries to install an older version that does not work with the newer
>>> version of numpy.
>>>
>>> 3) I downloaded the matplotlib-0.99.1.1-py2.6 egg. I was able to
>>> install matplotlib, seemingly. When I import pylab into python, I do
>>> not get any errors. However, I do get an error when I try to plot.
>>> With the default backend TkAgg (version 8.5), I get the following
>>> error when I try to plot:
>>> _tkinter.TclError: integer value too large to represent
>>>
>>> When I try to change the backend to MacOSX, a window opens labeled
>>> Figure 1, but nothing plots. With the verbose level on helpful, I
>>> find only that "backend MacOSX version unknown".
>>>
>>> Has anyone seen any of these problems before and have an idea as to
>>> how to fix this? If not, is there another method that I should try
>>> (I'm hesitant to try to build/install from the source).
>>>
>>> Thank you for any help!
>>>
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