On 02/18/2012 10:49 AM, Michael Rawlins wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Eric Firing <efir...@hawaii.edu> > *To:* matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Sent:* Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:26 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Matplotlib-users] installed python-scipy causing errors > with numpy > > On 02/18/2012 07:17 AM, Michael Rawlins wrote: > > > > A couple weeks ago I installed version 1.2 from sources, as described > here: > > > > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html > > > > I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. Everything was working fine. Looks like > > numpy version 1.3 in place. A few minutes ago I installed python-scipy > > from the Ubuntu Synaptic package manager. Getting this any time I run a > > program: > > > > >python colorbar_testing.py <http://colorbar_testing.py> > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "colorbar_testing.py", line 5, in <module> > > from matplotlib import pyplot, mpl > > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py", > > line 173, in <module> > > __version__numpy__, numpy.__version__)) > > ImportError: numpy 1.4 or later is required; you have 1.3.0 > > > > > > Version control with python, matplotlib, numpy, etc problematic when > > compiled from source? Shall I reinstall everything again, including > > python-scipy? What order? Thanks. > > You need to remove your numpy and scipy packages and install both of > these from source (just use the most recent releases), and then rebuild > matplotlib. Numpy has to be installed before building either scipy or > mpl, but mpl and scipy are independent of each other so either can be > built once a suitable numpy is there. > > Eric > > > > Thanks Eric. One things escapes me. Are scipy and python redundant? > Should both be installed? > > I'd installed numpy and matplotlib from source. Working right now on > locating and remove all traces of those programs before re-installing. > Can python 2.6 that I installed through Synapic Package manager stay in > place. Perhaps I should remove it too just to be sure everything works > right?
No! The python 2.6 package is perfectly fine. Try to remove that, and you are likely to hose your whole system. It sounds like your only problem was that you had the numpy package installed, and it was being found instead of the one installed from source. Eric > > Mike > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
