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Hello,
 
I would like to have a cluttering functionality to colorbar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutter_(radar)
 
Before writing it, I would like to know if there is a way to doing it with
matplotlib.
What I mean by cluttering is:
 
You've got a colormap associated with a graphic where value goes from 0 to
255 for example.
Assigning a classical colormap (for example cm.jet) 0 value will be blue and
255 one will be red.
What I need is a low clutter and max clutter, if I set low clutter to 10
and ax cluter to 250 then:
Blue will be for value from 0 to 10
Then the colormap do his job from 10 to 250 and finally 
>From 250 to 255 colr will be set to max one = red.
 
Is it ever done in matplotlib, if not what could be the strategy here.?
I was thinking of set_over/set_under but seems not be exactly what I need
because I want to recreate the colormap from 10 to 250 with N segments.
(moreover I don't understand how you set the over/under value.)
 
Laurent

I am having problems plotting anything using version 0.98.1 on Linux Debian 4. But 0.91.4 works fine.
When I try to plot something I get this error on the console:
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py", line 331, in expose_event
 self._render_figure(self._pixmap, w, h)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtkagg.py", line 75, in _render_figure
 FigureCanvasAgg.draw(self)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py", line 357, in draw
 self.renderer = self.get_renderer()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py", line 368, in get_renderer
 self.renderer = RendererAgg(w, h, self.figure.dpi)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py", line 116, in __init__
 self.draw_polygon = self._renderer.draw_polygon
AttributeError: draw_polygon
And here is the configuration info from when I installed from src:
BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
 matplotlib: 0.98.1
 python: 2.4.4 (#2, Apr 15 2008, 23:43:20) [GCC 4.1.2
 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)]
 platform: linux2
REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
 numpy: 1.1.0
 freetype2: 9.10.3
OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
 libpng: 1.2.15beta5
 Tkinter: Tkinter: 39220, Tk: 8.4, Tcl: 8.4
 wxPython: 2.8.8.1
 * WxAgg extension not required for wxPython >= 2.8
 Gtk+: gtk+: 2.8.20, glib: 2.12.4, pygtk: 2.8.6, pygobject:
 [pre-pygobject]
 Qt: Qt: 3.3.6, PyQt: 3.16
 Qt4: no
 Cairo: 1.2.0
OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
 datetime: present, version unknown
 dateutil: present, version unknown
 pytz: 2006p
OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
 dvipng: 1.9
 ghostscript: 8.15.3
 latex: 3.141592
 pdftops: 3.00
EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
 configobj: matplotlib will provide
 enthought.traits: no
I am guessing that I am either missing a library or need an updated version. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
-Ben

Is it only me or is the user's guide linked to from
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
(http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users_guide_0.98.1.pdf) quite old ? The
new user's guide seems to be available from
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/doc/html/index.html
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Hi,
While others have mentioned the dual architecture problem, I'm going 
to completely divert your question and just point you to these two 
install notes for os x ... I think the last time I compiled matplotlib 
from source, I followed this .. it worked quite flawlessly on my MBP:
http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Py4Science/InstallationOSX
Hopefully that will get you up and running, but if creating a 
universal binary is important to you, you can try looking here:
http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/MatplotlibOSXBuildNotes
HTH,
-steve
On Jul 27, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Ari Ehrmann wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I've been having a lot of trouble installing matplotlib. I'm using a 
> macbook, on version 10.5.4 of Mac OS, intel processor (if that's 
> important). I've installed both numpy and scipy without problems, 
> but when I type this command to install matplotlib:
>
> CFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch ppc" LDFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch ppc" 
> python setup.py build
>
>
>
> I get this output:
>
>
>
>
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> ======================================================================
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
> matplotlib: 0.98.3
> python: 2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) [GCC 
> 4.0.1
> (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5341)]
> platform: darwin
>
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
> numpy: 1.2.0.dev5513
> freetype2: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
>
> OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
> libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
> Tkinter: Tkinter: 50704, Tk: 8.4, Tcl: 8.4
> wxPython: no
> * wxPython not found
> Gtk+: no
> * Building for Gtk+ requires pygtk; you must 
> be able
> * to "import gtk" in your build/install 
> environment
> Qt: no
> Qt4: no
> Cairo: no
>
> OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
> datetime: present, version unknown
> dateutil: matplotlib will provide
> pytz: matplotlib will provide
>
> OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
> dvipng: no
> ghostscript: /bin/sh: gs: command not found
> latex: no
>
> EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
> configobj: matplotlib will provide
> enthought.traits: no
>
> [Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages]
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> ======================================================================
> running build
> running build_py
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc -> build/ 
> lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlib.conf -> build/ 
> lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> running build_ext
> building 'matplotlib.ft2font' extension
> g++ -arch i386 -arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk - 
> g -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -Os -arch i386 -arch ppc -Os - 
> arch i386 -arch ppc build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/src/ft2font.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/src/mplutils.o build/temp.macosx-10.3- 
> fat-2.5/CXX/cxx_extensions.o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/ 
> cxxsupport.o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/ 
> IndirectPythonInterface.o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/ 
> cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib - 
> lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -o build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/ 
> matplotlib/ft2font.so
> ld warning: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc+ 
> +.dylib, file is not of required architecture
> ld: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++. 
> 6.dylib, file is not of required architecture for architecture i386
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> ld warning: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc+ 
> +.dylib, file is not of required architecture
> ld: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++. 
> 6.dylib, file is not of required architecture for architecture ppc
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> lipo: can't open input file: /var/folders/S0/S0i2z-OAEtG1ZHpis54obU++ 
> +TM/-Tmp-//ccfhpaN5.out (No such file or directory)
> error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1
>
>
>
>
>
> Has anyone had this problem or know what's even going here? Any help 
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ari
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Compiling some packages as fat binaries is a bit tricky. For some 
reason the double arch flag is messing it up. Are you set up using gcc 
3.x or 4.x?
If I recall correctly there has been some discussion of problems 
building matplotlib on the pythonmac-sig list, you might want to try 
looking in the archives over there.
For that matter, is there a reason you don't want to use the binary on 
sourceforge? The python 2.5 version that's posted for 0.98.1 is dual 
architecture.
David
On 27-Jul-08, at 7:44 PM, Ari Ehrmann wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I've been having a lot of trouble installing matplotlib. I'm using a 
> macbook, on version 10.5.4 of Mac OS, intel processor (if that's 
> important). I've installed both numpy and scipy without problems, 
> but when I type this command to install matplotlib:
>
> CFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch ppc" LDFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch ppc" 
> python setup.py build
>
>
>
> I get this output:
>
>
>
>
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> ======================================================================
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
> matplotlib: 0.98.3
> python: 2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) [GCC 
> 4.0.1
> (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5341)]
> platform: darwin
>
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
> numpy: 1.2.0.dev5513
> freetype2: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
>
> OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
> libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
> Tkinter: Tkinter: 50704, Tk: 8.4, Tcl: 8.4
> wxPython: no
> * wxPython not found
> Gtk+: no
> * Building for Gtk+ requires pygtk; you must 
> be able
> * to "import gtk" in your build/install 
> environment
> Qt: no
> Qt4: no
> Cairo: no
>
> OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
> datetime: present, version unknown
> dateutil: matplotlib will provide
> pytz: matplotlib will provide
>
> OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
> dvipng: no
> ghostscript: /bin/sh: gs: command not found
> latex: no
>
> EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
> configobj: matplotlib will provide
> enthought.traits: no
>
> [Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages]
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> = 
> ======================================================================
> running build
> running build_py
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc -> build/ 
> lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlib.conf -> build/ 
> lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> running build_ext
> building 'matplotlib.ft2font' extension
> g++ -arch i386 -arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk - 
> g -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -Os -arch i386 -arch ppc -Os - 
> arch i386 -arch ppc build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/src/ft2font.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/src/mplutils.o build/temp.macosx-10.3- 
> fat-2.5/CXX/cxx_extensions.o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/ 
> cxxsupport.o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/ 
> IndirectPythonInterface.o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/ 
> cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib - 
> lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -o build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/ 
> matplotlib/ft2font.so
> ld warning: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc+ 
> +.dylib, file is not of required architecture
> ld: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++. 
> 6.dylib, file is not of required architecture for architecture i386
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> ld warning: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc+ 
> +.dylib, file is not of required architecture
> ld: in /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++. 
> 6.dylib, file is not of required architecture for architecture ppc
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> lipo: can't open input file: /var/folders/S0/S0i2z-OAEtG1ZHpis54obU++ 
> +TM/-Tmp-//ccfhpaN5.out (No such file or directory)
> error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1
>
>
>
>
>
> Has anyone had this problem or know what's even going here? Any help 
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ari
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are you sure you need to specify -arch i386 -arch ppc and not only -arch 
ppc ??
It seems that according to the log mentioning i386 here does not please 
the linker. Maybe try without it?
my 2 cents,
Johann
Ari Ehrmann wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I've been having a lot of trouble installing matplotlib. I'm using a 
> macbook, on version 10.5.4 of Mac OS, intel processor (if that's 
> important). I've installed both numpy and scipy without problems, but 
> when I type this command to install matplotlib:
>
> CFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch ppc" LDFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch ppc" 
> python setup.py build
>
>
>
> I get this output:
>
>
>
>
> ============================================================================
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
> matplotlib: 0.98.3
> python: 2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) [GCC 4.0.1
> (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5341)]
> platform: darwin
>
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
> numpy: 1.2.0.dev5513
> freetype2: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
>
> OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
> libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
> Tkinter: Tkinter: 50704, Tk: 8.4, Tcl: 8.4
> wxPython: no
> * wxPython not found
> Gtk+: no
> * Building for Gtk+ requires pygtk; you must 
> be able
> * to "import gtk" in your build/install 
> environment
> Qt: no
> Qt4: no
> Cairo: no
>
> OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
> datetime: present, version unknown
> dateutil: matplotlib will provide
> pytz: matplotlib will provide
>
> OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
> dvipng: no
> ghostscript: /bin/sh: gs: command not found
> latex: no
>
> EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
> configobj: matplotlib will provide
> enthought.traits: no
>
> [Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages]
> ============================================================================
> running build
> running build_py
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc -> 
> build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlib.conf -> 
> build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> running build_ext
> building 'matplotlib.ft2font' extension
> g++ -arch i386 -arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -g 
> -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -Os -arch i386 -arch ppc -Os -arch 
> i386 -arch ppc build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/src/ft2font.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/src/mplutils.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/cxx_extensions.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/cxxsupport.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o 
> build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/CXX/cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib 
> -L/usr/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -o 
> build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/matplotlib/ft2font.so
> ld warning: in 
> /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.dylib, file is 
> not of required architecture
> ld: in 
> /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib, file 
> is not of required architecture for architecture i386
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> ld warning: in 
> /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.dylib, file is 
> not of required architecture
> ld: in 
> /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib, file 
> is not of required architecture for architecture ppc
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> lipo: can't open input file: 
> /var/folders/S0/S0i2z-OAEtG1ZHpis54obU+++TM/-Tmp-//ccfhpaN5.out (No 
> such file or directory)
> error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1
>
>
>
>
>
> Has anyone had this problem or know what's even going here? Any help 
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ari 
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>
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