Public bug reported: [python-matplotlib version 1.1.1-1] Some of the examples posted on the matplotlib website fail because they can't find the example data.
In python the examples.directory variable mistakenly includes /etc' '. mark@Obsidian:~$ python Python 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2012, 21:51:14) [GCC 4.7.2] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from matplotlib import rcParams >>> rcParams['examples.directory'] "/etc/'/usr/share/matplotlib/sampledata'" that is strange however because it's not set up that way in the global configuration file mark@Obsidian:~$ tail -2 /etc/matplotlibrc examples.download : False # False to bypass downloading mechanism examples.directory : '/usr/share/matplotlib/sampledata' # absolute directory to look in if download is false I don't understand that much about python at the moment so I can't diagnose this any further, but there you have it. ** Affects: matplotlib (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073443 Title: examples directory variable set incorrectly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/matplotlib/+bug/1073443/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs