I can confirm that installing libpng from http://ethan.tira-thompson.com/Mac_OS_X_Ports.html solved the problem for me.
So thanks! On Saturday, 25 May 2013 21:44:50 UTC+1, Dominik Schneider wrote: > > For future reference for someone else that finds this: I installed a newer > libpng from http://ethan.tira-thompson.com/Mac_OS_X_Ports.html and Spyder > starts without errors now. In my limited testing, plotting works now. > > On Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:16:17 PM UTC-6, Dominik Schneider wrote: >> >> Bummer. but thanks for the info. >> >> On Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:11:16 PM UTC-6, Carlos Córdoba wrote: >>> >>> Hi Dominik, >>> >>> The problem is very simple: Our app only works with OSX 10.7 and 10.8, >>> not 10.6, which is the version you have. >>> >>> As you correctly guessed, this is an issue between matplotlib and X11. >>> The Matplotlib version in the app requires libpng 1.5, and the last X11 >>> version for 10.6 comes with libpng 1.2. >>> >>> I'm sorry we don't have anymore support for 10.6 but I've monitored the >>> download counts from previous versions and they were very low. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Carlos >>> >>> El 18/05/13 13:53, Dominik Schneider escribió: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I only have standard apple python installed otherwise. I was under the >>> impression that Spyder.app came with what it needed and it seems to think >>> so based on the paths it was searching (in the error message). But I could >>> be wrong. I"m still getting a handle on all the different python >>> installations and tools. Could it be an X11 issue? >>> >>> On Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:04:01 AM UTC-6, David wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Do you have the same issue in any other python shell, outside spyder? >>>> If so, than it seems this is an Matplotlib issue. Are you sure have all >>>> the >>>> matplotlib dependencies installed, including libpng? Some random stuff a >>>> search gave me: >>>> >>>> http://telliott99.blogspot.dk/2011/07/matplotlib-on-os-x-lion-revised.html >>>> http://penandpants.com/2012/03/01/install-python-2/ >>>> >>>> Not sure if that helped (I don't have a Mac)...anyway, I tried :-) >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15 May 2013 05:08, Dominik Schneider <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, I just installed Spyder having never used python before. I'm on >>>>> OSX.6.8. I opened Spyder and saw this error message in the console. >>>>> matplotlib is one of the packages I came to python for so I want to >>>>> figure >>>>> this out. Can someone help sort this for me? Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Python 2.7.3 (default, Jul 24 2012, 20:20:13) >>>>> [GCC 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.9.00)] on >>>>> darwin >>>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/spyderlib/scientific_startup.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 16, in <module> >>>>> from pylab import * #analysis:ignore >>>>> File "pylab.pyc", line 1, in <module> >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/pylab.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 222, in <module> >>>>> from matplotlib import mpl # pulls in most modules >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/mpl.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 2, in <module> >>>>> from matplotlib import axis >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/axis.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 14, in <module> >>>>> import matplotlib.text as mtext >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/text.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 29, in <module> >>>>> from matplotlib.backend_bases import RendererBase >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 47, in <module> >>>>> import matplotlib.textpath as textpath >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/textpath.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 11, in <module> >>>>> from matplotlib.mathtext import MathTextParser >>>>> File >>>>> "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/mathtext.py", >>>>> >>>>> line 61, in <module> >>>>> import matplotlib._png as _png >>>>> ImportError: >>>>> dlopen(/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/_png.so, >>>>> >>>>> 2): Library not loaded: /usr/X11/lib/libpng15.15.dylib >>>>> Referenced from: >>>>> /Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/matplotlib/_png.so >>>>> Reason: image not found >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "spyder" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "spyder" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. 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