Apologies for cross-posting - if you are not using ubuntu, don't read ahead.
If you are using ipython combined with '-wthread' (for mayavi's mlab) or '-pylab' (for matplotlib), there is currently a bug in Ubunty 11.04 (natty) with ipython 0.10.1, which prevents the correct thread handling: e.g. with mayavi's mlab, it is necessary to use 'show()' to interact with the window, which is not very practical (and is blocking). And for '-pylab', the GTK and wx (Aggg) backend do not work... The bug is known and already corrected in ipython 0.10.2: https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/185 So the remaining issue is to get the new version as an update in ubuntu 11.04/natty ! => this is why I'm writing this email, so that other people concerned can vote for the bug and, if maintainers read this, if they can push this as stable- release-update (SRU)... The bug to vote for is @: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/777420 Incidentally, it is easy to install ipython 0.10.2 'manually', as it is already available for ubuntu oneiric (11.10): wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/70857487/ipython_0.10.2-1_all.deb sudo dpkg -i ipython_0.10.2-1_all.deb Vincent -- Vincent Favre-Nicolin CEA / INAC http://inac.cea.fr Université Joseph Fourier http://www.ujf-grenoble.fr http://vincefn.net ObjCryst & Fox : http://objcryst.sourceforge.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
