I tried the simple example, but all examples I try choke on savefig ('blah.pdf') This is fedora20 linux, with pretty modern, complete texlive.
I tried rm'ing tex-cache ---------------- example.py # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import matplotlib as mpl mpl.use("pgf") pgf_with_rc_fonts = { "font.family": "serif", "font.serif": [], # use latex default serif font "font.sans-serif": ["DejaVu Sans"], # use a specific sans-serif font } mpl.rcParams.update(pgf_with_rc_fonts) import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.figure(figsize=(4.5,2.5)) plt.plot(range(5)) plt.text(0.5, 3., "serif") plt.text(0.5, 2., "monospace", family="monospace") plt.text(2.5, 2., "sans-serif", family="sans-serif") plt.text(2.5, 1., "comic sans", family="Comic Sans MS") plt.xlabel(u"ยต is not $\\mu$") plt.tight_layout(.5) ---------------------- python testpgf.py /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/__init__.py:758: UserWarning: Found matplotlib configuration in ~/.matplotlib/. To conform with the XDG base directory standard, this configuration location has been deprecated on Linux, and the new location is now '/home/nbecker/.config'/matplotlib/. Please move your configuration there to ensure that matplotlib will continue to find it in the future. _get_xdg_config_dir()) Traceback (most recent call last): File "testpgf.py", line 20, in <module> plt.tight_layout(.5) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 1255, in tight_layout fig.tight_layout(pad=pad, h_pad=h_pad, w_pad=w_pad, rect=rect) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py", line 1600, in tight_layout renderer = get_renderer(self) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/tight_layout.py", line 222, in get_renderer renderer = canvas.get_renderer() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py", line 925, in get_renderer return RendererPgf(self.figure, None, dummy=True) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py", line 409, in __init__ self.latexManager = LatexManagerFactory.get_latex_manager() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py", line 223, in get_latex_manager new_inst = LatexManager() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py", line 305, in __init__ cwd=self.tmpdir) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__ errread, errwrite) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1308, in _execute_child raise child_exception OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users