On 11/26/2010 2:28 AM, Fred Pollard 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 > >
The matplotlib installers for Windows are executable ZIP files generated by Python's builtin distutils package with the --user-access-control=auto option. See the following links for previous discussions and a workaround for your problem. <http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2858636&group_id=80706&atid=560720> <http://www.mail-archive.com/matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg17728.html> <http://www.mail-archive.com/matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg13466.html> Christoph ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
