Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6 - SOLVED

2010-04-01 Thread Mauro Cavalcanti
Dear ALL, I finally solved the problems with displying graphics in Matplotib with Python 2.6 under Ubuntu Jaunty. It just turned out that, when upgrading from Intrepid to Jaunty, several required development packages were removed from the system. I just discovered that when trying to build and in

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6

2010-04-01 Thread Scott Sinclair
>On 1 April 2010 13:53, Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: > Python 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41) > [GCC 4.3.3] on linux2 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. from pylab import randn, hist x = randn(1) hist(x, 100) > > Instead of a nice

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6

2010-04-01 Thread Sandro Tosi
> I will check the matplotlibrc, but why should the Agg default backend not > work? Because 'Agg' is a "file-based" backend, that you use when you want to generate a file as output (a PNG, f.e.), so savefig() works while show() not. You are looking for a GUI backend, something like TkAgg, GTKAgg

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6

2010-04-01 Thread Mauro Cavalcanti
Dears Sandro & Darren, First of all, thank you *very much* for the fast reply! Let's see... I have the same problem (no graphics display) with either Python and IPython. BTW, in previous versions of Python which I'v used (2.3, 2.4, and 2.5) Matplotlib graphic backends always worked quite well. I

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6

2010-04-01 Thread Darren Dale
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: > Dear ALL, > > Long time no see Well, I have recently upgraded from Ubuntu > Intrepid to Jaunty (sure, I know that I'm a couple of versions > delayed, but keeping a working system stable is essential). I did not > a fresh install of Ubun

Re: [Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6

2010-04-01 Thread Sandro Tosi
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 13:53, Mauro Cavalcanti wrote: > Dear ALL, > > Long time no see Well, I have recently upgraded from Ubuntu > Intrepid to Jaunty (sure, I know that I'm a couple of versions > delayed, but keeping a working system stable is essential). I did not > a fresh install of Ubuntu

[Matplotlib-users] Problems with Matplotlib and Python 2.6

2010-04-01 Thread Mauro Cavalcanti
Dear ALL, Long time no see Well, I have recently upgraded from Ubuntu Intrepid to Jaunty (sure, I know that I'm a couple of versions delayed, but keeping a working system stable is essential). I did not a fresh install of Ubuntu, just upgraded using the system's facility for that. Previously I