On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Paulo J. Matos <pocma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to use matplotlib on a server which I don't run without it > installed. I tried untarring it to a folder in the path of PYTHONPATH > and using it directly without any luck. > > Has anyone successfully installed matplotlib and its dependencies under > a user account?
Sure, that's not particularly difficult. But untarring won't be enough. You also have to build it. We'd need to know more about your platform to help, but basically: install the dependencies and then run > python setup.py install --prefix=~/mylocal On ubuntu and similar, you can get the build dependencies by first doing > sudo python setup.py build_dep python-matplotlib See http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html For running on a web app server, see also http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/howto_faq.html#matplotlib-in-a-web-application-server JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
