On Friday, November 26, 2010, Fred Pollard <fred.poll...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install matplotlib on a windows machine at work to try and > demonstrate its usefulness. I have Python 2.6 installed and managed to use > the numpy binary install without admin priviledges. > > The matplotlib binary installer, however, requires admin priviledges, and I > don't understand why - is an alternative installer available, because > otherwise, I'll have to drop matplotlib and Python for somethign else, as IT > will take a month or two to install it for me. > > > I know I could build it myself, but the same restrictions are causing > problems getting the pre-requisites installed! > > Cheers, > Fred >
Fred I have not tried installing mpl on windows, but when building on Linux, I can pass the --user option in the command-line to setupegg.py to do a local build and install. Maybe the same is available on Windows? Ben Root ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
