I'm not able to reproduce that here, with either SVN or 0.99.1.2. Do you have any font-related or mathtext-related settings in your matplotlibrc?
Mike william ratcliff wrote: > I think the actual error was: > TypeError: cannot return std::string from Unicode object > > It was the error returned when I walked through with a debugger... > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Michael Droettboom <md...@stsci.edu > <mailto:md...@stsci.edu>> wrote: > > It looks like the end of the traceback -- where the actual > exception is named -- is missing. Can you repost it in its entirety? > > Mike > > william ratcliff wrote: > > Hi! I am using matplotlib 0.99.0 under windows xp. I tried > the following: > ax.text(.96,.80,r'$P \perp > > Q$',fontsize=18,horizontalalignment='right',verticalalignment='top',transform=ax.transAxes,color='black') > and get the following error: > (However, in figure labels, symbols using mathtext, such as > theta seem to work fine...) > > Thanks, > William > > TypeError: cannot return std::string from Unicode object > File > "C:\mytripleaxisproject\trunk\eclipse\src\utilities\bfo_film_fig2.py", > line 301, in <module> > film110() > File > "C:\mytripleaxisproject\trunk\eclipse\src\utilities\bfo_film_fig2.py", > line 157, in film110 > plt.show() > File > "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4.py", > line 63, in show > manager.window.show() > File > "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4.py", > line 168, in resizeEvent > self.draw() > File > "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt4agg.py", > line 130, in draw > FigureCanvasAgg.draw(self) > File > "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_agg.py", > line 314, in draw > self.figure.draw(self.renderer) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\artist.py", > line 46, in draw_wrapper > draw(artist, renderer, *kl) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\figure.py", > line 774, in draw > for a in self.axes: a.draw(renderer) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\artist.py", > line 46, in draw_wrapper > draw(artist, renderer, *kl) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line > 1721, in draw > a.draw(renderer) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\text.py", line > 515, in draw > bbox, info = self._get_layout(renderer) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\text.py", line > 279, in _get_layout > clean_line, self._fontproperties, ismath=ismath) > File > "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_agg.py", > line 156, in get_text_width_height_descent > self.mathtext_parser.parse(s, self.dpi, prop) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 2810, in parse > box = self._parser.parse(s, font_output, fontsize, dpi) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 2259, in parse > self._expression.parseString(s) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 1048, in parseString > loc, tokens = self._parse( instring, 0 ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2559, in parseImpl > return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2307, in parseImpl > loc, exprtokens = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2672, in parseImpl > loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2307, in parseImpl > loc, exprtokens = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2756, in parseImpl > loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2714, in parseImpl > loc, tmptokens = self.expr._parse( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2373, in parseImpl > return maxMatchExp._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2559, in parseImpl > return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2416, in parseImpl > ret = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2559, in parseImpl > return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2559, in parseImpl > return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2416, in parseImpl > ret = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2293, in parseImpl > loc, resultlist = self.exprs[0]._parse( instring, loc, > doActions, callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2756, in parseImpl > loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2559, in parseImpl > return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse=False ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2373, in parseImpl > return maxMatchExp._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 924, in _parseNoCache > loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 2416, in parseImpl > ret = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 981, in _parseCache > value = self._parseNoCache( instring, loc, doActions, > callPreParse ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyparsing.py", > line 950, in _parseNoCache > tokens = fn( instring, tokensStart, retTokens ) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 2374, in symbol > char = Char(c, self.get_state()) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 1264, in __init__ > self._update_metrics() > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 1271, in _update_metrics > self.font, self.font_class, self.c, self.fontsize, self.dpi) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 446, in get_metrics > info = self._get_info(font, font_class, sym, fontsize, dpi) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 579, in _get_info > self._get_glyph(fontname, font_class, sym, fontsize) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 697, in _get_glyph > fontname, font_class, sym, fontsize) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 827, in _get_glyph > cached_font = self._get_font(new_fontname) > File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", > line 560, in _get_font > font = FT2Font(basename) > > > 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