Hmm... I'm a bit stumped. Can you print out the values of these from your script, i.e. put the following at the top:
from matplotlib import rcParams print rcParams['mathtext.fontset'] print rcParams['mathtext.default'] Can you try deleting your fontList.cache file? Mike william ratcliff wrote: > From my mpl-data directory, here's what's in the mathtext section of my > matplotlibrc file: > # The following settings allow you to select the fonts in math mode. > # They map from a TeX font name to a fontconfig font pattern. > # These settings are only used if mathtext.fontset is 'custom'. > # Note that this "custom" mode is unsupported and may go away in the > # future. > #mathtext.cal : cursive > #mathtext.rm : serif > #mathtext.tt : monospace > #mathtext.it : serif:italic > #mathtext.bf : serif:bold > #mathtext.sf : sans > #mathtext.fontset : cm # Should be 'cm' (Computer Modern), 'stix', > # 'stixsans' or 'custom' > mathtext.fallback_to_cm : True # When True, use symbols from the Computer > Modern > # fonts when a symbol can not be found in one of > # the custom math fonts. > > #mathtext.default : it # The default font to use for math. > # Can be any of the LaTeX font names, including > # the special name "regular" for the same font > > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Michael Droettboom <md...@stsci.edu> wrote: > > >> The puzzling thing is this: >> >> >> u'C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts\\HTOWERTI.TTF' >> >> It's using a custom font in mathtext. Are you setting the rcParams >> mathtext.fontset or mathtext.default? That may the culprit, and if not, >> it's a bug that it's trying to use that font. >> >> >> Mike >> >> william ratcliff wrote: >> >> >>> On the plus side, there is no longer an error when I apply the patch. On >>> the downside, it generates a rather strange symbol instead of a >>> perpendicular symbol....Let me try to quickly upgrade to 0.99.1. I did >>> that >>> and I seem to get the same error... >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Michael Droettboom <md...@stsci.edu >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> >>>> Does forcibly casting the path to a string resolve the problem? i.e. >>>> applying this patch: >>>> >>>> Index: mathtext.py >>>> =================================================================== >>>> --- mathtext.py (revision 8216) >>>> +++ mathtext.py (working copy) >>>> @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ >>>> >>>> cached_font = self._fonts.get(basename) >>>> if cached_font is None: >>>> - font = FT2Font(basename) >>>> + font = FT2Font(str(basename)) >>>> cached_font = self.CachedFont(font) >>>> self._fonts[basename] = cached_font >>>> self._fonts[font.postscript_name] = cached_font >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> william ratcliff wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Mike, >>>>> >>>>> The basename is: >>>>> u'C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts\\HTOWERTI.TTF' >>>>> >>>>> Let me try to find where my matplotlibrc file is located... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> William >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Michael Droettboom <md...@stsci.edu >>>>> <mailto: >>>>> md...@stsci.edu>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> One might see that error if the path to the font being used >>>>> contains non-ascii characters (the "basename" variable in the last >>>>> frame of the stack in the stacktrace). Is that possible? We may >>>>> need to implement the same workaround we use for image files for >>>>> loading fonts (which is to open the file with Python and pass a >>>>> file handle to C++ rather than passing a string that may contain >>>>> Unicode, which is difficult to handle in cross-platform way from >>>>> C/C++). >>>>> >>>>> 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> >>>>> <mailto: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) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval >>>>> Try the new software tools for yourself. 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