On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 5:28 AM, <keith.bri...@bt.com> wrote: > I just installed matplotlib 1.1.0. When I try the animation examples from > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/examples/animation/index.html, they just > flash up a window for a fraction of a second, and then terminate with no > message (animate_decay.py, strip_chart_demo.py, etc). Is this what they > are supposed to do? The documentation at > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/api/animation_api.html is very terse. > When I include the line > > im_ani.save('im.mp4') > > in animate_basic_example.py, I get this crash: > > kbriggs@gold:~> python animate_basic_example.py > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "animate_basic_example.py", line 32, in <module> > im_ani.save('im.mp4') > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line > 127, in save > self._make_movie(filename, fps, codec, frame_prefix) > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/animation.py", line > 164, in _make_movie > stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ > errread, errwrite) > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1228, in _execute_child > raise child_exception > OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Saving generally requires ffmpeg. You could try installing that or commenting out the call to save(). Given that saving is half-baked at this point, a good maintainer of this code *cough*me*cough* would probably make a problem saving not completely crap out the script. Ryan -- Ryan May Graduate Research Assistant School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
