For some reason, installing inside a virtualenv was the problem. I installed it using easy_install outside of the virtualenv and it worked fine. The virtualenv setup works on the other RHEL5 machine so I'm not sure why it didn't on this one.
thanks, - dharhas >>> Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> 6/8/2010 12:56 PM >>> Then I haven't a clue. Maybe someone else has some insight? Ben Root On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Dharhas Pothina < dharhas.poth...@twdb.state.tx.us> wrote: > Ben, > > The matplotlib on the other working machine is using python 2.6.4. On this > machine I am using python 2.6.5. > > The default python on both machines in python 2.4 but I set up python 2.6 > as an alternate install in /opt/python26. > > - dharhas > > > >>> Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> 6/7/2010 3:56 PM >>> > Dharhas, > > Is it possible to find out which version of python was installed for your > other RHEL5 machine? I don't know if that makes a difference or not, but > RHEL5 by default uses Python 2.4. > > Ben Root > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Dharhas Pothina < > dharhas.poth...@twdb.state.tx.us> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have Python 2.6 installed on RHEL5 (and Numpy 1.4.1) and am trying to > > install matplotlib. Installation occurs without any error messages > although > > I do get a bunch of warnings at the end. > > > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libtk8.4.so when searching > for > > -ltk8.4 > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libtcl8.4.so when searching > > for -ltcl8.4 > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libfreetype.so when searching > > for -lfreetype > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libz.so when searching for > -lz > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libz.a when searching for -lz > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libm.so when searching for > -lm > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libm.a when searching for -lm > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libm.so when searching for > -lm > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libm.a when searching for -lm > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpthread.so when searching > > for -lpthread > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libpthread.a when searching > for > > -lpthread > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libc.so when searching for > -lc > > /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libc.a when searching for -lc > > > > When I try using matplotlib I get the following error: > > > > Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, May 18 2010, 11:20:57) > > [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48)] on linux2 > > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > > >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt > > >>> plt.plot([1,0],[2,3]) > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > > File > > > "/home/swdata/.virtualenvs/web/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py", > > line 2141, in plot > > ret = ax.plot(*args, **kwargs) > > File > > > "/home/swdata/.virtualenvs/web/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py", > > line 3437, in plot > > self.autoscale_view(scalex=scalex, scaley=scaley) > > File > > > "/home/swdata/.virtualenvs/web/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/axes.py", > > line 1624, in autoscale_view > > XL = self.xaxis.get_major_locator().view_limits(x0, x1) > > File > > > "/home/swdata/.virtualenvs/web/lib/python2.6/site-packages/matplotlib/ticker.py", > > line 1014, in view_limits > > return np.take(self.bin_boundaries(dmin, dmax), [0,-1]) > > File > > > "/home/swdata/.virtualenvs/web/lib/python2.6/site-packages/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py", > > line 103, in take > > return take(indices, axis, out, mode) > > IndexError: index out of range for array > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. I've tried several versions of matplotlib. > I > > also was able to get it installed on a different RHEL5 machine a while > back > > and am not sure what is different about this machine. > > > > thanks > > > > - dharhas > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > > _______________________________________________ > > Matplotlib-users mailing list > > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
