matplotlib-devel Mailing List for matplotlib

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Jeremy Lounds <lo...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have another question for the group...
>
> I saw in the archives someone else who was getting the error I am now
> running in to now. He said he solved it by recompiling from sources. I
> was wondering what version of Python is optimal for matplotlib and
> basemap?
>
> Or maybe somebody knows how I can fix this without compiling? I prefer
> to use the package management for easier upgrades in the future.
>
> In case anyone was curious about the error, it is "AttributeError:
> 'AxesSubplot' object has no attribute 'get_autoscalex_on'".
>
> I was attempting to take one of the examples (simpletest.py) and use
> "agg" to output to a image file, as outlined in the matplotlib
> tutorial here:
>
>
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/howto_faq.html?highlight=web#matplotlib-in-a-web-application-server
>
> Thanks again,
>
> ~ Jeremy
>
>
There shouldn't be a need for compiling python from source. mpl supports
python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 (and others?). Instead, what probably solved that
person's problem was installing a more recent version of matplotlib. Which
version do you have right now?
Ben Root

Hi,
I have another question for the group...
I saw in the archives someone else who was getting the error I am now
running in to now. He said he solved it by recompiling from sources. I
was wondering what version of Python is optimal for matplotlib and
basemap?
Or maybe somebody knows how I can fix this without compiling? I prefer
to use the package management for easier upgrades in the future.
In case anyone was curious about the error, it is "AttributeError:
'AxesSubplot' object has no attribute 'get_autoscalex_on'".
I was attempting to take one of the examples (simpletest.py) and use
"agg" to output to a image file, as outlined in the matplotlib
tutorial here:
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/howto_faq.html?highlight=web#matplotlib-in-a-web-application-server
Thanks again,
~ Jeremy

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Jeremy Lounds <lo...@gm...> wrote:
> Nevermind, I think I solved it...
>
> $ cd /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages
> $ sudo cp -R * /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/
>
> Maybe worth a note somewhere? Or maybe it is there, I just completely
> missed
> the right configuration/installation step.
>
> ~ Jeremy
>
>
>
I am not 100% certain on this, but if I remember correctly, the issue was
that the python search path doesn't go into /usr/local/lib. That or that
the OS wasn't searching for library files in /usr/local/lib. I can't
remember... Whatever it was, I don't think it was specific to matplotlib.
I really should write notes to myself when I encounter these situations...
Ben Root

Nevermind, I think I solved it...
$ cd /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages
$ sudo cp -R * /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/
Maybe worth a note somewhere? Or maybe it is there, I just completely missed
the right configuration/installation step.
~ Jeremy
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Jeremy Lounds <lo...@gm...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new to python, matplotlib and basemap, but I _am_ familiar with Linux.
>
> I have dome some searching on this but am still not sure where I am
> going wrong. It looks like basemap is being installed as an "egg" even
> though I used this command when installing:
>
> python setup.py install
>
> When I try an example, it won't run ... "ImportError: No module named basemap"
>
> Here are some additional details:
>
> ~$ uname -r
> 2.6.28-15-server
>
> ~$ cat /etc/issue
> Ubuntu 9.04
>
> ~$ python --version
> Python 2.6.2
>
> I installed matplotlib, numpy and other requirements via the package management
>
> ~$ sudo apt-get install python-numpy-ext
> ~$ sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib
> ~$ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install g++
> ~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
> ~$ sudo apt-get install python-dev
>
> ~$ ls /usr/local/lib/libgeos*
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos-3.2.0.so
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.so.1
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos.a
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.so.1.6.0
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.a
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos.la
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.la
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos.so
> /usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.so
>
> When installing, here is the command I have been running and the
> subsequent output
>
> ~/Downloads/basemap-1.0$ sudo python setup.py install
> checking for GEOS lib in /home/myusername ....
> checking for GEOS lib in /usr ....
> checking for GEOS lib in /usr/local ....
> GEOS lib (version 3.2.0) found in /usr/local
> checking to see if required version of pydap installed ..
> pydap installed, checking version ...
> pydap version OK, will not be installed
> checking to see if httplib2 installed ..
> httplib2 installed
> checking to see if pyshapelib installed ..
> pyshapelib installed
> running install
> running build
> running config_cc
> unifing config_cc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands
> --compiler options
> running config_fc
> unifing config_fc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands
> --fcompiler options
> running build_src
> building extension "mpl_toolkits.basemap._proj" sources
> building extension "mpl_toolkits.basemap._geod" sources
> building extension "_geoslib" sources
> running build_py
> running build_ext
> customize UnixCCompiler
> customize UnixCCompiler using build_ext
> running scons
> running install_lib
> running install_egg_info
> Writing /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/basemap-1.0.egg-info
>
> ~$ ls /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/basemap-1.0*
> /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/basemap-1.0.egg-info
>
> ~$ ls /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/mpl_toolkits
> basemap
> __init__.py
> __init__.pyc
>
> Sorry if this is too much info!
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> ~ Jeremy
>

Hello,
I am new to python, matplotlib and basemap, but I _am_ familiar with Linux.
I have dome some searching on this but am still not sure where I am
going wrong. It looks like basemap is being installed as an "egg" even
though I used this command when installing:
python setup.py install
When I try an example, it won't run ... "ImportError: No module named basemap"
Here are some additional details:
~$ uname -r
2.6.28-15-server
~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 9.04
~$ python --version
Python 2.6.2
I installed matplotlib, numpy and other requirements via the package management
~$ sudo apt-get install python-numpy-ext
~$ sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib
~$ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install g++
~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
~$ sudo apt-get install python-dev
~$ ls /usr/local/lib/libgeos*
/usr/local/lib/libgeos-3.2.0.so
/usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.so.1
/usr/local/lib/libgeos.a
/usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.so.1.6.0
/usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.a
/usr/local/lib/libgeos.la
/usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.la
/usr/local/lib/libgeos.so
/usr/local/lib/libgeos_c.so
When installing, here is the command I have been running and the
subsequent output
~/Downloads/basemap-1.0$ sudo python setup.py install
checking for GEOS lib in /home/myusername ....
checking for GEOS lib in /usr ....
checking for GEOS lib in /usr/local ....
GEOS lib (version 3.2.0) found in /usr/local
checking to see if required version of pydap installed ..
pydap installed, checking version ...
pydap version OK, will not be installed
checking to see if httplib2 installed ..
httplib2 installed
checking to see if pyshapelib installed ..
pyshapelib installed
running install
running build
running config_cc
unifing config_cc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands
--compiler options
running config_fc
unifing config_fc, config, build_clib, build_ext, build commands
--fcompiler options
running build_src
building extension "mpl_toolkits.basemap._proj" sources
building extension "mpl_toolkits.basemap._geod" sources
building extension "_geoslib" sources
running build_py
running build_ext
customize UnixCCompiler
customize UnixCCompiler using build_ext
running scons
running install_lib
running install_egg_info
Writing /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/basemap-1.0.egg-info
~$ ls /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/basemap-1.0*
/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/basemap-1.0.egg-info
~$ ls /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/mpl_toolkits
basemap
__init__.py
__init__.pyc
Sorry if this is too much info!
Thanks for any pointers.
~ Jeremy