No extra "stuff" in the png and pdf plots in my case (changed the hash-bang
line):
Mac 10.7.4 w/ python and matplotlib from (not too recent) Fink:
i python27 1:2.7.2-5 Interpreted, object-oriented language
i python27-shlibs 1:2.7.2-5 Interpreted, object-oriented language
i matplotlib-base 1.0.2-1 Plot data on map projections with matplotlib
i matplotlib-py27 1.1.0-2 Pure python 2D plotting with a Matlab syntax
-Dale
On Jun 9, 2012, at 13:00 , Benjamin Jonen wrote:
> Hey everybody,
>
> I am trying to create a simple plot with a dotted line. However,
> depending on the export format I use, I get random markers on the
> line. This effect appears for pdf but not for png. When I use eps and
> convert the eps file to pdf I also receive the random markers.
>
> I use the following script to generate the plot. The resulting graph
> on my system is attached to this mail.
>
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> import numpy as np
> a = np.linspace(0.,10.,100)
> b = np.sqrt(a)
> import matplotlib
> matplotlib.use('Agg')
> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
> fig = plt.figure()
> ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
> fig.add_subplot(ax)
> ax.plot(a, b, linestyle = ':', color = 'k', linewidth = 3)
> fig.savefig('broken.pdf')
>
> My system is:
>
> Linux 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012
> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> I am using matplotlib version '1.1.0'.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> Benjamin
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