Florian Lindner wrote: > Hello, > > I try to use LaTeX in my plot. I follow the instructions from > http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/Matplotlib/UsingTex > > flor...@horus:~> cat .matplotlib/matplotlibrc > text.usetex : true > > My plotting code looks like: > > Ma = arange(1.0, 5.0, 0.01) > Ts = [T(i) for i in Ma] # BTW: Is there a way to spare this line? > plot(Ma, Ts, label=r'/frac{T2}{T1}') > > Running the script gives: > > python Stossverlauf.py --verbose-helpful > > $HOME=/home/florian > CONFIGDIR=/home/florian/.matplotlib > matplotlib data path /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl-data > loaded rc file /home/florian/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc > matplotlib version 0.99.1.1 > verbose.level helpful > interactive is False > units is False > platform is linux2 > Using fontManager instance from /home/florian/.matplotlib/fontList.cache > /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pytz/tzinfo.py:5: DeprecationWarning: the > sets module is deprecated > from sets import Set > backend Agg version v2.2 > > > and that's all, no plot window appears, the script is finished. If I remove > the matplotlibrc everything works fine (of course no LaTeX). > I think all the necessary programs are in place: > > flor...@horus:~> which latex > /usr/local/bin/latex > flor...@horus:~> which dvipng > /usr/local/bin/dvipng > flor...@horus:~> which gs > /usr/bin/gs > > Any idea what could be wrong?
In addition to Sebastian's points, make sure your matplotlibrc is specifying an interactive backend (e.g. gtkagg, tkagg, wxagg, qt4agg) if you want the plot to appear on the screen. Eric > > Thanks, > > Florian > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
